See, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel…
—Amos 7.8
A plumb line held straight
by the gravity of love,
without curve or spin of human twist,
plumb line of blessing
unbowed by curse,
unbent by fear or greed,
plumb line seeking, unerring, the center,
all creatures’ belovedness and belonging,
the wellbeing of all Creation.
Measure your acts, O human,
judge your policies, O Nation,
by this and no other.
Does it bless without cursing?
Does it serve without stealing?
Does it join and not divide?
This alone is justice.
God’s plumb line
will not slide sideways
to favor some over others,
but loves all dearly;
it will not sway to sacrifice one’s thriving
for another’s desires.
The ground is uneven but the line is set.
The corrupt tilt their heads;
the wise discern
and build accordingly.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
July 10, 2019