Open and Affirming Sunday

What did you think 

when voices in unison

intoned their acceptance of you

and others like you— did

you wonder why they needed a vote,

a document stating you are worthy

of being in their sanctuary,

of bending a knee, of breaking bread

Do you think it odd that year after year 

they applaud themselves

Someday, I thought, the sign

on the door will state: welcome

everyone — this is God’s house

and all are welcome to pray,

to bend a knee, to share the sacraments 

We are God’s diversity, 

a patchwork quilt, a lush landscape.

April Poem a Day

Prompt: a response poem