Gospel Economics

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Author

Bobbi Wells Hargleroad is a member of Plymouth UCC.

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Poem Response to Sermon

by Anne Thompson

Wiped feet with her hair --
Should not this be used to feed
the poor among us?

Extravagant life?
Learn the art of true living --
extravagant grace

We are called to share,
broken open for giving
in this house of love.

Washing dirty feet --
blessings in humility --
extravagant love.

What do these words mean?
"The poor are always with us."
Time for Jubilee!

What's the sound of love?
Take clay tablets out and drop
them into the dust.

Structured injustice,
founding visions fall apart.
What is Jubilee?

Equal pay for work
for women, especially
black, Latina, poor.

Time for equity,
for cleansing dirt from our hands.
Time for Jubilee.