Look again with innocent eyes.
I fear there is a poison that is bringing a slow death to soul and spirit.
Are we awake to hearing the wonder of the Jesus story?
His tolerance, his acceptance and above all, his grace, forgiveness and love.
Look around you...
the lyrics to the songs that are part of the addiction to contemporary Christianity,
the sermons,
the celebrated pastors and preachers,
the morality outrages,
the isolation of those who fall outside our favourite scriptures..
step back..
can you see him,
is he in the midst of all the we have created in his name,
or is he standing on the outside,
have we become all that he warned us of?
Stand back...
look with innocent eyes..
can you see him where you have excepted him to be?
posted by Unknown at 11:31 pm
4 Comments:
You're just noticing what others outside of the Church has seen for years.
You may not realize this, but: your beautiful music is part of what brought some beauty & authenticity back into Church.
The contributions you have made (and continue to make) are important. Please don’t let the negative aspects bring you down…we need you. :-)
I feel so very discouraged, and the best word I can find is "grieving". I was a tiny light, and, no matter how hard I tried, it has be extinguished by all the "noise".
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Hi Geoff, I really liked your poem. I must admit, I've been feeling the pain in this poem, and the pain in your comment for many years now. I am confident you are feeling the same pain that our father feels. Hold true in the knowledge that... as many as possible that can be in heaven, will be in heaven. SO, if you look at it like that... the last day cannot come until the last child is born, the last child that will find it's way into the love of God. Well, the earth is going to be full of a lot of rotten people come that day... Don't let the world distract you. Just remember to keep on praying, keep the faith and know he loves you! After all, what's more important then that?
Thank you John, I really appreciate your comment.
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