One truck delivers us our wine and bread
Another swerves and leaves our children dead
One driver sings a hymn of love and life
Another chants a call to holy strife

One phone is used to set a bomb alight
Another used to comfort those in fright
And yet both users share a common Source
The same antenna gives their signals force

We seek communion in a time of dread
Yearn for a table that for all is spread
Our broken hearts are blind to creed and caste
But burn for love to reconcile at last

Words: Jim Burklo
Tune: Sursum Corda 10.10.10.10. (How Like a Gentle Spirit)
(Use freely, with attribution)

(With gratitude to Rev. Rex Hunt of Australia, who challenged a group of his fellow progressive Christian clergy and musicians around the world to come up with poetry/hymns for healing after the recent terrorist attacks in Britain. Thanks for the inspiration, mate! www.rexaehuntprogressive.com )

About the Author Jim Burklo

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Associate Dean of Religious Life, University of Southern California