Pilate asked them, “Shall I crucify your King?”
The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”
—John 19.15
When we wave our palms
for the little man on the donkey
it is our No Kings protest,
our clear witness that we do indeed
have a king who is not Caesar,
whose reign opposes his,
whose mercy and generosity
conflict with the Emperor’s regime.
Our palms make it clear which king
we choose, and which we reject.
Those who side with the tyrant
will inject their politics into our religion,
and seek to direct our loyalties,
but we resist. We will not toe the party line.
We wave our palms for one sovereign alone,
the King of Love, king of our hearts.
Ride on, Jesus. Ride on.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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