The house of god now stands empty
Its roof upon the lonely grassy floor
Glassless windows ubelieving stare
To where a bomb blew out the door
Once local congregations gathered
To hear the Gospel of Saint Mark
Now the distant mindless echo
Of Sunday shoppers in Primark.
Past generations might wonder
Where it all went sadly wrong
As the endless ring of cash tills
Replace the sacramental gong!
'Keep the faith' is a phrase that I often use, sometimes with a capital letter for Faith....................
