Marks

Oh, Lord make haste to help us.
Oh, Lord, make speed to save us.
Oh, Lord, hear our prayer.

A man sat in a room
As a big issue was discussed.
What do we do about the problem of immigration?
What could be our reaction?
The man's suggestion,
if it could even be considered a suggestion,
Was to tattoo a mark on the forehead of the one
Who came,
Send him back,
and then shoot him on sight
if he returned.

Oh, Lord, make haste to help us.
Oh, Lord, make speed to save us.
Forgive us for our sins,
Forgive us.
Oh, Lord, hear our prayer.

A man sat in a room,
telling a story he remembered from long ago.
When homeless rode trains,
And looked for food along the way.
They would mark the homes of those
Who would provide.
A mark of grace.

Where help could be received.
Oh, Lord, make haste to help us.
Oh, Lord, make speed to save us.
Forgive us for our sins,
Forgive us.
Free us for joyful obedience.
Oh, Lord, hear our prayer.

Oh, Lord, may the mark I make
be one of grace.
Amen.