Mary Letters- Day 6

Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.' But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.' Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen." Matthew 22:1-14 

Dear Aunt Elizabeth,

I have only sadness today. So I sat and wrote a song today although I may never see you to sing it to you.

A Sad Friday Song

I willingly said yes to God

and people said I was fallen

I was a blaspheming girl

foolish and crazy and sent away.

The people of God try to treat me

as an outcast and sinner in their midst

but I am the chosen one of the Lord

and I will live to see another day.

They came with sharp stones

and said sharper hurtful words

they took away our livelihood

and said it was for the best.  

The people of God try to treat me

as an outcast and sinner in their midst

but I am the chosen one of the Lord

and I will live to see another day.

My child will be holy and blessed

changing hearts and healing disease

these who would shun us will come running

to seek out the only Son of God.

The people of God try to treat me

as an outcast and sinner in their midst

but I am the chosen one of the Lord

and I will live to see another day.

Auntie, I have been crying all day. I will try to write tomorrow when things are better, I hope, and we know what we will do. I can't imagine leaving Momma, but we will see what the new day brings.

Love

Mary