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Searching for an Inn ….. Dec 10, 2007 |
The Pilgrims…
In the name of the heavens
I request lodging from you,
Because she cannot walk,
My beloved wife.
The Military Archdiocese Innkeepers…
This is not an inn,
Go on ahead
I can't open up for you
In case you're a crook.
The Pilgrims…
Don't be cruel,
Give us charity
That Gods in heaven
Will give it to you.
The Military Archdiocese Innkeepers…
You can go now and
Don't bother us
Because if I get upset
I'm going to beat you and have you arrested.
The Pilgrims…
We come tired
From Nazareth
I am a carpenter
Whose name is Joseph.
The Military Archdiocese Innkeepers…
Your name doesn't concern me
We are having Mass
and I already told you
That we don't have to open up.
The Pilgrims…
I've asked you for lodging
Dear innkeeper
Because the child is going to be
The teacher of nonviolence.
The Military Archdiocese Innkeepers
If the child is the prince of peace,
the swords will be turned to plowshares
The military will all go home.
I won't have a job!
The Pilgrims…
My wife is Mary
Her child will teach peace,
The empires will end their wars if they listen to his teachings.
We are immigrants, we are Arabs,
we are children, we are Iraqis
We ask for shelter.
The Sidewalk Innkeepers
You are Joseph
Your wife is Mary
Come in travelers: immigrants, Arabs, children, Iraqis, Muslims, felons.
We welcome you all..
The Pilgrims…
May God bless you,
For your charity
And may the heavens overwhelm you
With Happiness!
Everyone…
Blessed is the house
That shelters the poor, the immigrant, the migrant, the AWOL soldier, the
outcast, the Iraqi.
Enter holy pilgrims
I offer a poor dwelling, I offer you hospitality from my heart.