By Jeff Stukey, April 2024

    

In search of hope, they cross the border,
Reaching for a better life, dreaming of order.
Fleeing from violence, and hardship's cruel hand,
They journey to be free and live at peace in a new land.

    

Labels dismissive, casting shadows dark,
In using them, we miss the mark.
For all are made in His image, all seek to be whole,
In dehumanizing others, we lose sight of the soul.

    

Kindness beckons, a beacon in the night,
Embracing the stranger, love shining bright.

    

In God's embrace, the migrant finds rest,
Divine love reaching east to west.
No borders can hold His boundless grace,
For every soul, He seeks to embrace.

    

To Egypt His family did flee,
Refugees because of Herod's cruel decree.
He understands the migrants’ desperate plight,
What drives them to take flight.

    

Alas, borders stand to safeguard domains,
Safety and security must be maintained.
While governments strive, and politicians sound,
Challenges remain, complexities abound.

    

And yet …
Above laws and borders and governments lies a higher call,
For God’s people, to be ambassadors of dignity to all.

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Crafted in collaboration with ChatGPT. 

© Jeffory L. Stukey 2025. All Rights Reserved.