Liturgy of Life (LOL)
by Al Staggs
Worship, theology, lifestyle,
politics, economics
are all connected,
they are joined together
in relation to faith.
For what is said and prayed
inside the church building
must be, at some point
connected to the outside of those walls
or else church becomes museum,
a fraternity of like-minded persons
who desire to remain removed
from real life, from the crying issues
of the day.
What does the Lord require of you after all?
To do justice and to walk humbly with God.
Yet justice and freedom are being
daily threatened by
well-funded forces that seek
to place God clearly
on the side of oppression.
Vast numbers who claim allegiance to Jesus
now cheer for the most egregious
laws and policies and support
the vilest of politicians.
The Church has become powerful
yet it clearly is in the wilderness.
Christianity appears to be enslaved
and the credibility of its profession
stands in disrepute and disfavor.
Faith requires yelling for justice
for the oppressed
or there is nothing left to faith.
