November 17, 2024: Witness

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Witness

Witness these disasters over-spilling:
Drought, pollution, wildfires spread like tumors,
Streets and schools suffused with senseless killing,
Terror, wars, and catastrophic rumors.

Humanity and kindness are no more;
But hatred sprouts its thorns in every land;
And greedy mouths devour the needy poor.
Perhaps “the second coming is at hand.”

But Jesus warns that none be led astray;
So testify across a world in need
To peace and hope and justice every day;
Bear witness to your faith in word and deed

That with compassion Jesus reigns above,
And “love is love is love is love is love.”

Andy Meckstroth, Moravian pastor serving Ziegels Lutheran Church
Breinigsville, Pennsylvania