Immigrant (Matthew 25:35)...

The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:34).

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35)...

SO QUICK HAD THEY LEFT

THE ANGEL HAD GIVEN THEM NO TIME

HEROD WOULD DIM HIS SMILE

FOREVER

QUICK

BE GONE

WHERE SHALL I FIND WORK

TO FEED AND CLOTHE

AND SHELTER MY FAMILY

I

A STRANGER

IN A STRANGE LAND

WHOSE WAYS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MINE

WHOSE GODS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MINE

WHOSE SPEECH IS DIFFERENT FROM MINE

I HAVE SKILLS

IF THEY'LL LET ME USE THEM

PERHAPS THE SHIPYARDS ON THE SUEZ

WILL HAVE WORK

BUT WHATEVER WORK IS THERE

I'LL DO

WILL PEOPLE LOOK ASKANCE AT OUR CLOTHES

WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PACK

WHAT WE'RE WEARING

IS WHAT WE HAVE

WE ARE TOLD TO WELCOME THE STRANGER

IN OUR MIDST

A RULE THAT TRANSCENDS ALL RELIGIONS

MAY GOD BE WITH ME IN THE NEW LAND

IF THINGS WE'RE BETTER AT HOME

I WOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT

BUT THE CHOICE IS NOT MINE

IF THE CHILD SHOULD LIVE

AND BRING HIS SMILE

TO THE WORLD

FRANK A VOLLMER