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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