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Untitled Metaphor by Ashlee Chism
from Legacy 2008
Untitled Metaphor
by Ashlee Chism
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The church is not a country club-
It is the center ofeducation.
Where students come to learn and to do,
A place where it's safe to question,
And to think, and to gain wisdom.
It's the seat at the Master Teacher's feet—
But not a country club.
It is where the community gathers.
Where people come to talk and to play,
A place where it's safe to be who one is,
And to laugh, and to finally live.
It's the party at the Heavenly Father's house-
But not a country club.
It is the finest free hospital.
Where the wounded come to be healed and to be fed,
A place where it's safe to admit to one's pains,
And to one's vulnerabilities, and to one's faults.
It's the exam room ofthe Great Physician—
But not a country club.
It is the field operations headquarters,
Where soldiers come to rest and to regroup,
A place where it's safe to learn how to conquer,
And to receive missions, and to simply just go.
It is the base ofthe Commander of the LORD's army-
But not a country club.
