Jefferson Said More Than He Meant
By David Jordan
Jefferson said more than he meant.
Inspired words pushing
Boundaries of self-evident truth
Expanding
Beyond small-mindedness
Eclipsing the glittering prose
“All Men Created Equal”
It was more than he meant.
An idea
Exploding
Past former lines of demarcation
Imaginations swelling
Over oceans that no longer constrain
A freedom bequeathed and bloodied
And moving forward
An arc of history
Bending toward justice.
Subversive
Increasingly self-evident
God’s Truth Marching on.
Yes. Jefferson said more
Than he meant …
Or ever, even imagined.
Dr. David Jordan is Teaching Pastor, Providence Baptist Church Charlotte, North Carolina
