Is it because we do not believe?

Is it because we do not believe?

If Christ is found in those who are least,
in the hungry, the imprisoned, the sick,
and yes in the homeless ones,
and those just held in little regard,
if “those others”  are doorways into paradox,
why is it then that it is so hard to learn,
this reversal of all cultures in the world?

Is because we do not believe?

So it is not seen who it is that is despised,
the deep mystery of Christ immanence,
in the one avoided and pushed down.

It is easy to cling to what our societies teach,
while allowing Christ to drown before our eyes,
to see pain and alienation and turning our attention
to more pleasant ‘things’ easier to cope,
as if in Christ we are not actually one;
the universal lie that binds us
to the wheel of cultural wars and pain.

So the Body bleeds and suffers,
and the hand does not care about the foot,
nor the eye the ear,
avoiding compassion and loves suffering,
for something worse lived out everyday.

I am as well a part of this problem,
wrapped at times in only my small world,
believing it is all in all,
when it is just that,
a world cut off from the source,
at least it seems from time to time.

Children weep and are abused,
women beaten down by cruel men,
men are wolfs to one another,
and the world continues to turn,

Christ Jesus dwells within each heart,
blinded from this reality we scattered
each into their own homes,
seeking a solace that will not come,
for our souls are empty without love,
and we turn to sand a place without water,
seeking solace in that which does not quench.