A Poem in Defense

it's a trend these days

it seems all the rage

to bash on the church

and her religious ways

give me jesus not religion

the trendy they clamor

but jesus said the church was his bride

so put your hand over your mouth

and pull that log out of your eye

if the church is Jesus' bride

don't you think you should try to

help it

shape it

instead of betraying it?

sure she's got her issues

I don't deny that

it's a true fact

that her pews and aisles are jam-packed

with hypocrites

liars.

impure hearts and

idolaters.

But isn't that exactly where they (we) need to be?

so maybe mother church,

"religion" if you will

seems washed up and over the hill

to young people, like you and me

we don't want to deal with that kind of hypocrisy

when really all we want is community

and freedom to help others in tune with our beliefs.

So you say mother church isn't meeting your needs

well change it.

I dare you.

Make it real.

relevant.

revelatory.

rampant.

resurrective.

reconciliatory.

rambunctious.

revolutionary.

you. me.

we are the church.

we.