Love's Sacred Call #2139

Love's Sacred Call Most see the homeless every day, In shadows where the heart does sway, Not invisible, they stand, As vital as the richest land. People without homes, they are, Not social inadequates by far, A testament to what is frail, In this world's vast and varied tale. On streets, a battle for their breath, Each moment edged by life and death, To save a life, to lift, to care, A beauty that the world can't snare. Jesus spoke, His words a flame, "LOVE YOUR GOD AND NEIGHBOR SAME," In echoes through the ages long, A call to make our love strong. Not just a rule, but a plea, To see and act with empathy, To love our neighbor, high or low, In every face, God's light will show. Homeless souls, they beckon near, To challenge us to act sincere, To look beyond the surface bare, And find the sacred presence there. Prophets, laws, in harmony sing, Of love's supreme and holy ring, In every heart, the truth does lie, To love our neighbor, do or die. Transcend the barriers wealth has cast, See every soul, from first to last, Integral to our human clan, A part of God's eternal plan. This is our call, our sacred quest, To love beyond, to give our best, In grace and acts of mercy true, Our purest selves come into view. For in the eyes of those in need, We find the living love indeed, A whisper from the divine above, To live the foremost law of love. Commit to this, our hearts renewed, To see, to hear, with love imbued, Be Christ’s own hands, in world’s dark fall, Embodying the sacred call. -Steven G. Lee (July 3, 2024)