A Litany for a Worn and Weary World: There is Room at the Table

written on 08 February 2021 by Jan Pierce

Art by Nat Iwata

I know a man who used to be a Christian.
Now he runs the other way and lives in sin.
He’s ruined his chances with God.

There is Room at the Table

But they don’t follow your ways.
They live as though they’re entirely in control.
They scoff at those who follow the rules.

There is Room at the Table

This one is doomed for sure.
Her life is filled with kind and loving acts.
But she doesn’t acknowledge God as her source.

There is Room at the Table

He never even tried.
He drinks and shoots up and doesn’t care at all.
He forgot long ago how to try to be good.

There is Room at the Table

Look at the innocence.
I love babies, they give me hope.
Yes, but she’s a stubborn one.

There is Room at the Table

How disgusting. He lies, cheats, steals.
He is self-centered in the extreme.
He causes division and destruction everywhere he sets his foot.

There is Room at the Table

Really?
No one has to obey or even try?
No one has to follow the rules at all?
Oh, my child, every one of these is somewhere on the path.
There is yet time. And,

There is Still Room at My Table.