God's Flag

God says, "It's got to be my flag, I don't salute anybody's flag." (I can't figure out where I copied this from, but probably something on the radio.)

Respect is earned, merited,
tied to the recipient —
what they've done and are.
God told Hebrews not to swear
on what they could not control
but he swore on his name
for there was no higher.
We honor flags of nations,
states, even universities
but cringe when our president
bows to other leaders
for he is us, he is not less
than any other leader
for we are not less
than their nations.
It's all a continuum,
honoring higher,
acknowledging equal.
Yet we try to make God
our servant, set his agenda.
We ask his salute
of our flag,
oblivious to our need
to salute his.