Mohja Kahf (b.1967)
Most Wanted
Warning: God has slipped the noose.
We must confirm the worst
of our righteous fears –
God has escaped the mosque,
the synagogue, the church
where we’ve locked up God for years.
God is on the loose.
Henceforth beware:
You may find God in heathen beauty.
You may stumble upon God unaware.
Take appropriate measures:
You may have to behave
as if each human being
could reflect God’s face.
Mohja Kahf (b.1967) is a scholar and poet who was born in Damascus, Syria and raised in the American Midwest. She is the author of two collections of poetry and a novel. She teaches at the University of Arkansas. This poem is from a collection called Hagar Poems (University of Arkansas Press, 2016), p. 96.
Selected by Amy Frykholm amy@journeywithjesus.net
