Sunday Musings - October 24, 2021
We gather
We humans gather.
Some gather in places of worship.
Some gather at restaurants or coffee shops.
Some gather in funeral homes, hospice settings or at cemeteries.
Some gather in refugee camps
Some gather in columns to walk with hope for the possibility of a life without abject poverty and the constant threat of violence.
Some gather in 12 step meetings.
Some gather for walks, foot or bike races.
Some gather at the table of the family patriarch and/or matriarch.
Some gather with a family of choice.
Some gather to absorb the colour of fall.
Some gather to blossom into spring.
Some gather in homeless camps.
Some gather with their cousins the trees.
Some gather for a political rally - to perhaps hear promises of salvation and/or promises to get rid of the evil ones who are accused of destroying the gathering places,
Some gather, as does the lion, to lie down with the lamb.
Some gather to lie down with the lion whose fear destroys the lamb.
Some gather at sporting arenas, mostly it seems, sans masks.
Some gather to proclaim freedom from having to consider the needs of others.
Some gather to care for those with open wounds.
Some gather to wound others in hopes the suffering they inflict will equal their own,
Some gather to create a symphony of sound.
Some gather to dance with the sound.
Some gather to heal.
Some gather to cause fresh wounds.
Some gather to uncover the questions.
Some gather with the answers which hide the questions.
Some gather bringing the God of their understanding.
Some gather seeking the God of their understanding.
Some gather with broken hearths; grief their only companion.
Some gather with open hearts and minds.
Some gather with guns and other weapons,
With whom will I gather today?
Will the offerings I bring heal or destroy?
Draw neigh or push away?
Written October 24, 2021
Jimmy F Pickett
coachpickett.org
We gather
We humans gather.
Some gather in places of worship.
Some gather at restaurants or coffee shops.
Some gather in funeral homes, hospice settings or at cemeteries.
Some gather in refugee camps
Some gather in columns to walk with hope for the possibility of a life without abject poverty and the constant threat of violence.
Some gather in 12 step meetings.
Some gather for walks, foot or bike races.
Some gather at the table of the family patriarch and/or matriarch.
Some gather with a family of choice.
Some gather to absorb the colour of fall.
Some gather to blossom into spring.
Some gather in homeless camps.
Some gather with their cousins the trees.
Some gather for a political rally - to perhaps hear promises of salvation and/or promises to get rid of the evil ones who are accused of destroying the gathering places,
Some gather, as does the lion, to lie down with the lamb.
Some gather to lie down with the lion whose fear destroys the lamb.
Some gather at sporting arenas, mostly it seems, sans masks.
Some gather to proclaim freedom from having to consider the needs of others.
Some gather to care for those with open wounds.
Some gather to wound others in hopes the suffering they inflict will equal their own,
Some gather to create a symphony of sound.
Some gather to dance with the sound.
Some gather to heal.
Some gather to cause fresh wounds.
Some gather to uncover the questions.
Some gather with the answers which hide the questions.
Some gather bringing the God of their understanding.
Some gather seeking the God of their understanding.
Some gather with broken hearths; grief their only companion.
Some gather with open hearts and minds.
Some gather with guns and other weapons,
With whom will I gather today?
Will the offerings I bring heal or destroy?
Draw neigh or push away?
Written October 24, 2021
Jimmy F Pickett
coachpickett.org
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