GOD’S NEW CLOTHES
So little left of the old garments.
The fewer and older priests
face us robed in apologies.
Shrill tailors of God's message.
Costumed nuns have died away
replaced by off the rack laity.
The churning suits and dresses
That draped across the pews
have worn thin and sparse.
Strictures are raggedly observed
and churches are cast off
Like Good Will overcoats.
Yet some of us still wear faith,
Displaying hand-me-downs in a church
no longer fashionable.
We're not dressed as we were,
and unsure of holy style,
but hopeful of our future ensemble.