We can see,
but that doesn't mean we look.
We can hear,
but that doesn't mean we listen.
We can speak,
but that doesn't mean we converse.
We can know,
but that doesn't mean we understand.
We can embrace,
but that doesn't mean we accept.

We can gather to worship,
but that doesn't mean we love.

Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.