Poetry

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You come and
make your home
within us

In fact the longer
you stay you also
invite your friends

Sadness, fear, and
loneliness also come
and pretty soon despair

If we listen to you
violence also shows
its ugly head

But we have a someone
much more powerful
than you

We don’t have to
let you in and can
close the door the minute you appear

We have faith!
We have love!
We have the holy light of Jesus!

You are no match
for the holiness
deep within us

You are no match
for the forgiveness we give
and our desire to follow only Jesus

Get out hate!
You aren’t welcome here!
We will slam the door each time you knock!

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