unspeakable.

He loved us.

sit.
stand.
empty.
unattended.

He lived for us.

go on.
stand.
walk.
exit.
walk across
the pavement.
unlock.
climb in.
buckle.
sigh.
engage
the engine.
drive.

He fought for us.

stand.
walk.
exit.
close
the door.
unlock.
climb in.
buckle.
engage
the engine.
drive.
slow.
stop.
turn.
park.
cut
the engine.
sigh.
climb out.
lock.
walk across
the pavement.
enter.

greet.
sit.
pretend to
listen.
pretend to
sing.
pretend to
praise.
pretend to
worship.
pretend to
pray.
pretend to
love.
pretend to
live.

for
Him.

go on.
stand.
walk.
exit.
walk across
the pavement.
unlock.
climb in.
buckle.
sigh.
engage
the engine.
and
drive
away
as
if
it
were
nothing.

He died for us.

and
we
painstakingly
do
absolutely
nothing.

when the
only
reason
for church
is
the name
of the church,
isn't it
time
for a
simple change?

seeing
past
our
selfishness,
our
pride,
our
temptations,
scales,
weights,
sins,
chains,

and

seeing

God?