Farther

Far is how you are today, or how I am –
on earth as in heaven?

Exemplar

What do you want from a father
but for him to know that you love him
and for you to know that he is proud of you…

we sing
for the kingdom,
we sing
for the power,
we sing
for the glory,
we sing…

‘Our father’:
We name you for relationship
And then say that name is holy…

Dad who listens
Will support
But maybe thinks you’re crazy…

Wrapped around us
Your name seems hollowed
To make a space for us
To occupy, to stand for us

Let the rich be troubled
Let the poor be blessed
Let the stuffed be stuffed
Let the starving be fed…