you do not need to do big things

the atheists have one thing right.
when they tell us, stop looking for more
stop looking for a grand plan or meaning
all that matters is what you think and what you do
everything will be nothing in the end
(some are not nihilists,
and thus do not say
everything means nothing in the now).

we religious types
continue looking for the kingdom of god,
we religious types would do well to remember
that the kingdom of god is in the middle-aged woman
with resting bitch face
who shows up to run the thrift shop out back
and will sometimes bring a casserole to the after-church meeting