I wonder sometimes how Jesus
Would feel on Election Day.
Would He cheer along with the victor?
Or cry with those hurt in the fray?
Would He carry a bucket of blessings
And a backpack of judgment and shame
To dole out in equal measure
Based on the party He claims?
Would he hold up a sign supporting
A raped woman’s right to a voice?
Or would he “like” a post condemning
Her for her broken-heart choice?
And what would He do in our churches
When a party is lauded as “best”?
Would he “Amen” the one in the pulpit?
Or with the dissenters protest?
I wonder sometimes about Jesus
And I wonder what he would say
If we asked him to come all the places
He’s used on Election Day.
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