Friday, March 18, 2016

An Ecumenical Reach

An Ecumenical Reach

Imagine how much energy it must take
To meet with ecumenical leaders here and abroad.
Image for Christian witness sake
A global unity of Gospel not flawed.

A nascent church in the northern hemisphere
Emerged from the global south,
With blessings from primates Anglican mere,
A proclamation through the Gospel's mouth.

At its birth a needed constitution
Was enabled from an Allegheny hill
And ratified without Gospel substitution
With a plain old lone star ritual and quill.

Without its initial leadership of high quality
The nascent ship, almost sunken.
A clear vision, discipline, and polity,
Floated the ship, it did not bob, it was done can.

After a blessed five-year renewal
Like a relay; time to pass the baton
To another with plenty of fuel
Advancing ecumenical action anon.

Quickly it became evident
A broad vision and reach were in store,
To commune with those far and closely resident
And push open wide the ecumenical door.

An American, a Russian, both primates and cosmopolitan.
The nascent Anglican, the now-mature OCA,
And Saint Basil's Metropolitan.
Hmmm, there's something in the air, I say.



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