Transfiguration Sunday in the Church Basement, 02/23/2020, While the Sanctuary Is Being Painted

Up the scaffolding and ladders,
stained-glass windows sun-like shining,
walls freshly painted as the light--
if You wish, we have put up three shelters.

But where is the belovéd Son?
Come down the mountain
(down the stairs)
to the basement
with its fluorescent lights
and beige/gray walls.
Lord, it is good for us to be here.

Inasmuch as Ye Have Done it Unto the Least of These My Brethren

Stray dog,
stray man--
shoulder off the right-hand lane.