What if we could see the older woman
clearly not having had an easy life
probably unhoused
quietly sitting at the back of the church
when she asked about a washroom
as someone who needed to pee
not as someone looking for a place to use

maybe she was
self-medicating might feel like her only option
but maybe she only wanted
a safe, warm, private place to pee
with dignity

What if we could be see the tents
outside our doors
be angry at the systems
that lead to people being unhoused
fight for justice and change
rather than being
angry at and afraid of
those seeking to survive
finding a place of shelter
outside our Walking Together Chapel
on land we may own
but that is not ours

What if we could see ...
see our neighbourhood through Christ ...
not figuratively ...
but literally?

What if rather than rose-coloured glasses
we saw through Christ-coloured glasses?
what if we asked not
what would Jesus do
but
What and who would Christ see in ...

How would Christ feel about ...
the city around us?
the people we encounter?
What would that look like?
What would we do differently?
How would our lives and
our neighbourhood 
be transformed?