by Ken Sehested
For this, improbably, is the
Little Flock of Jesus empowered:
To stand amidst the rule of the
imperium, the markets of the
emporium and the impunity
of their praetorian guards—
each with global reach and
aspirations, though none
so imperative as the
implausible mercy of God
ushering Christ’s impending Reign
beckoned by the Spirit’s impassioned,
pillared cloud by day and clustered
blaze by night, roaring wind,
tongues of fire, imperiling every
thuggish design, every impulsive
deceit, every impinging carnage.
How, indeed, shall we then live
in this enduring season between
Easter,
God’s Resurrection Moment, and
Pentecost,
God’s Resurrection Movement?