What a world we live in
when more people
are knocking on hell’s door
than heaven’s.
The hungry starve to death,
the poor die in poverty.
Where is their saving grace?
Counting their money
from air-conditioned churches,
rolling in the riches
they stole from the needy.
For aren’t the deprived
the very hands of God?
Open wide to receive
and in the process
blessing the giver.
How can they recognize
Jesus’ touch
when our hands
are clasped tightly
against our chests?
How can they join us
in paradise
if we don’t show them
where the entrance is?