A Poem for the American Church

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Reconciliation

After Gettysburg and Chickamagua

Our nation reconciled

After one million dead and wounded

Our nation reconciled

After burnt homes, abused women, and starved children

Our nation reconciled

But not the church.

Northern and Southern Baptists

Are still divided

Churches and Disciples of Christ

Are still divided

"United” Methodists, Wesleyans, and Nazarenes

Are still divided

Where do we go?

Presbyterians 

Show us the way

Charles Hodge and Joyce Bauer

Show us the way.

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have mercy on us and

Show us the way

 

Painting: The Crucifixion by Roy de Maistre