Hometown Pride

Pentecost +6 - Year B

hometown pride

is accorded quarterbacks

CEOs and political victors

beauty pagent winners

strength and comeliness

keep our fantasies

greased and running

smooth and efficient

anyone can become president

hard work and perseverance

are guaranteed

to eventually win

if you haven’t won yet

it isn’t yet the end

for to doubt our present

is to deny our future

never never never

do the unexpected

for home town pride

refuses any such

yes be president 

it brings tourists

but no prophecy allowed

it brings unwanted change

instead of heading home

redefine hometown

as a next town

honoring those who roam

whether on the road or at home

welcoming graceful mercy

replaces heaps o’money

in measuring shalom