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    Fences&footprints

    Accusations

    -Youreoutsidethefence!

    Butwhoerecteditinthefirstplace?Jesussays

    -Cometome

    Andtheinvitationtoleaveasideall

    thatholdsusback

    YetPhari-sees

    Weaddtotheweightoftheoppressed

    -Belikeusorhewontacceptyou

    Whenheiswe

    Andhisacceptanceisbasedonfaithin

    aperson

    Notinterpretationofaproposition

    Wereduceconversationtocatechism

    Andfaithtoassent

    Whenwearecalledtoradicallivingthatengendersfaith

    -ThewordofGodsays

    Becomesaweaponofexclusion

    AndinsomuchwedenyourveryLordwhosays

    -Come

    Forthosewhocome

    findthatwehavelockedthedoor

    Toprotectourselves

    Whenthemessageofhopeandlifehasnobounds

    Andtruereligionistobreakthebondageoftheoppressed

    Cantyouseethatinunlockingthedoorwearefreeingourselvesto

    trulylive

    ToputfleshonGodamongstthosetoneedtoseehimmost

    GhostsandHalloweenareevilwesay

    Buttherealevilisthatmillionsaredyingofstarvationwhilewejust

    Booty,God,booty

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    Sincewhenhas

    -livejustly

    meant

    -Bepiouswhenotherscanseeyou

    WeforgetthatinaglobalworldbuyingapaircheappairofshoesisaMoralchoice

    Thatourfootprintontheearthleavesanimprint

    Inus

    Inothers

    Thattheboundarieswedraw

    Formovermeaning

    ArethefencethatkeepsthoseGodisdrawing

    OUTAndthataintnojustice

    Iamleftspeechless,excepttoask

    -Howlong?

    NigelWebb

    07/11/09