Week 36

The lady at church
greeted my grandmother
with a big smile
and said,
"Jesus is with us"
as if it was that simple
and available,
Peace,
Love,
Joy,
Happiness.
I looked around and realized that
maybe I was wrong,
and that maybe it was to be simply found in the pews
and altars
littered on every other street
in sleepy little suburbs
in a beautiful land far away.
Who am I to say differently?
My grandmother was happy,
Mostly,
and happy is something I mostly want.