Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples

The Sunday before last, we sang a Christian hymn at service. I was very impressed with this particular song, because of the many wonderful ideas it offers. I decided right then and there to share it with you here.

Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples

Today we all are called to be
Disciples of the Lord
To help to set the captive free
Make plow-share out of sword
To feed the hungry quench their thirst
Make love and peace our fast
To serve the poor and homeless first
Our ease and comfort last

God made the world and at its birth
Ordained our human race
To live as stewards of the earth
Responding to God's grace
But we are vain and sadly proud
We sow not peace but strife
Our discord spreads a deadly cloud
That threatens all of life

Pray justice may come rolling down
As in a mighty stream
With righteousness in field and town
To cleanse us and redeem
For God is longing to restore
An earth where conflicts cease
A world that was created for
A harmony of peace

May we in service to our God
Act out the living word
And walk the road the saints have trod
Till all have seen and heard
As stewards of the earth may we
Give thanks in one accord
To God who calls us all to be
Disciples of the Lord

Whether your are Christian or not, I believe this hymn offers many excellent suggestions for living a life with Spirit. Instead of telling you how I feel about it, however, I'd like to ask you to think about the words, and what they mean. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

In peace,

Lane