the 4th of July
the day when america celebrates her independence
independent from what?
independent of who?
independent for what purpose?
are we so independent,
that we have forgotten what it means
. . . to trust
. . . . . . to love
. . . . . . . . . to rely?
are we so free
that we have become enslaved
. . . to Self
. . . . . . to money
. . . . . . . . . to fashion?
but there are some who are truly free
free to serve others and love from the depths
not independent but interdependent within community
abba, let us be free
(from Lombard Mennonite Church's bulletin cover, July 1)
