Atonement, Not Yet
Naked in body, mind and soul
we gathered,
faithful,
beautiful,
hopeful for new life,
new beginnings,
with blessings and offerings,
yet we received neither,
rather more hate,
more judgment,
more injustice,
more and more of the same
really ugly,
violent,
malicious
inflictions on our personhood,
our tradition,
our beliefs.
Atonement,
not yet.
©Ciaran Mc Kenna, Oct 28th in response to the murders at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday morning Oct 27th