Although I am free in regard to all,
I have made myself a slave to all
1 Cor 9:19
But what if I am not free in regard to all?
How can I then willingly make myself a slave to all?
When light skins say to dark skins
You do not deserve…
Are dark skins free to be a slave to all?
When men say to women
You are not worthy…
Are women free to be a slave to all?
When able say to disabled
You can not do enough…
Are disabled free to be a slave to all?
When rich say to poor
You have not earned enough…
Are poor free to be a slave to all?
When educated say to uneducated
You do not know enough…
Are uneducated free to be a slave to all?
When believers say to nonbelievers
You do not know God…
Are nonbelievers free to be a slave to all?
When young says to elders
You are too old…
Are elders free to be a slave to all?
When we say to the homeless
Not you…
When we say to refugees
Not you…
When we say to prisoners
Not you…
When we say to the mentally ill
Not you…
When we say to the abused and neglected
Not you…
When we say to the lonely and alone
Not you…
When we say to those we dislike
Not you…
When one says to another
Not you…
Can any I be free to be a slave to all?
Help me, Lady Wisdom
I will never be free enough
To be a slave to all
Except through your grace
Free and unbounded