Come. Come and see.
—words that stir curiosity
and a twinge of fear.
After all, what will
befall us if we do?
An invitation to a party
tends to breed a bit of anxiety.
We hesitate to step into
a roomful of strangers.
Yet, John reminds us
we are known by
this particular host
who chooses to sanctify us
and identify us as Friend.
So we respond to
the Lamb’s invitation
and dare to enter in.
No need for shyness in
the fellowship of the Son.
He created us for communion
for community,
bound us together
by love, grace, forgiveness
and once we are fully
enmeshed in his family
we are free to extend the invitation
free to say come
to those still standing
lost and lonely at the door
those wondering why
the peculiar man
with pierced palms
is smiling.
1 Corinthians 1:1–9, John 1:29–42