By Sr. Esther Pineda, CSJ, PCUSA National Council member
I told the Lord one day,
Love is such an abstract word
We see it here, we see it there,
We see it everywhere.
We see it in the gutter; I’d love to have a drink
We see it in the street corner; love for sale, come on in
We see it in the marketplace; I love the feel of money
We even see it in negation; I’d love to, but . . .
Love is such an abstract word
We see it here, we see it there; we see it everywhere
And then I saw a distant hill
Three crosses standing on it.
Come here, come see, He said to me,
You call this abstract
As I saw him hanging on a tree!!