Read This

Cant you hear
As I do
The cry
Of read this
But don’t read that

Believe this
Not that

Do this
Not that

Say this
Don’t dare
To say that

Be this way
Look this way
Behave like this

This is cool
Hip
Outrageously cool
While that
Is old
Hurtful
Yesterday
Passee

Seems like
A lot of control
A lot of demands
To be
In the in-crowd

What a dizzying mess

How about this...
Just be yourself
And if you have to do
Then do the right thing
And if you need
To throw out names
How about
Calling others
Friend
Neighbor
Buddy
Brother
Sister
Mate

Why so decisive
So much hate
So much
You on one side
And I’m on the other
Or
I’m right
And you’re wrong
Are we back
In kindergarten?

Good people say good things
Good things
That help
Heal
Promote
Influence
Not for
Selfish gain
But to encourage
Lift up
Help

Why not
Follow
The Way of Christ

How was He
Humble
Giving
Sharing
Loving
Correcting
Standing
For truth
Died for others

I’m this
We have much
To learn

A better way

The time has come
To run this race
And face our fears
And trust
Truly trust
Christ our king

For all around
On tube
Or airwaves around
Comes the sound
Of lawlessness

Have you seen it
Heard it
Read
Of Judges doing
What law says not
Deciding for themselves
According to their
Opinion
To follow
The President
Of the land

Or leaders
(If some deem
Them as such)
Telling the Law
To look
The other way
Follow not the
Order
Do not protect
Enforce
Carry out
The Law

But instead
Follow your feelings
Or
The blow horn
Of popular opinion
Or
Do what is right
In your own eyes

In this
Law and justice
Right and wrong
The left and right
Become intangled
In words
And yelling
As curses abound

This is the world
The world
Without law
Unprotected
Unguided
A mish-mash
Of sides and arguments
That slowly tear
The fabric
Of morality
Justice
And logic

All this good to know
But saint
Follower of Christ
All this distracts
And attacks
The order
We live
And work in

But these fights
These arguments
Are not ours
For we are
Passing by
Pilgrims
Strangers
Wanderers
Seeking a better
Country
Home
Dwelling place
A place In Christ

Let’s keep our eyes
On Christ
And let the world
Go where it may
And proclaim
A better way
A better gospel
The way of hope
The way of grace

An Argument for Christ

An Argument for Christ

How do we let go

Say no

To that

Which captured us 

So long ago (Psalm 51:5)

And if captured

Then are we free

Or slaves (Romans 6:20)

To something

Known 

Or

Unknown 

To us (2 Corinthians 4:4)

In this

Our unknown

Lives on

Because we allow it

We live in it (John 3:19-20)

And drink of it’s poison 

Believing

Deceiving ourselves

That change

Is too painful 

Frightful

Too much

Too costly

And so in fear

And loathing

And anguish 

We exist with

Each passing day

As if

Our distortion 

Of reality

Is reality

And that our prison 

Is more horrid

Or more elegant

That yours

Or the next person

“We’ll change tomorrow”

But tomorrow becomes

Our past

And our cycle

Of denial 

And excuse

Refuses to yield 

To the truth

A truth we’ve faintly

Heard of

Locked in pages

Bound in black 

With a name it’s central figure

A name

Blasphemous 

In today’s truth

The name

Jesus Christ

(And now I’ve done it

Wrote a name

Of the religious

The stuck up

The Holier-than-thou

The  supposed better than you

But hear me out

Give this a chance

Just chill

And consider

For a moment here

Can we focus on Christ

And not those

Who claim

To be called by His name

Or those who steal

Millions “in his name”

Or those who

Are suppose to safeguard

But who hurt 

And abuse

All these who claim

The name of

Christian

Are all Christians

This way

Certainly not

Are all police officers

Law abiding

Or

All lawyers

Or politicians

Squeaky clean?

These are

Stereotypes 

And they

Are not the truth

But a mixture

Of truth

Falsehoods

Superstition 

And

Assumptions

And the world is full

Of assumptions

Deception

Deceit

Corruption 

But of these names

None can be tied

To Christ

None 

Isn’t that a difference

A marked and profoundly 

Line of difference

Between the behavior 

Of mankind

And the behavior 

Of Christ

The character of one

And of the other

If so

If that be the case

Then why is Christ

Not considered

Why is He ignored

Displaced 

Put out of mind

Locked away 

Behind pulpit

Between the covers

Of The Book

Is it shame

Is humanity ashamed

Of Christ

Is that why 

He’s a castaway 

Why

Because like a lamb

He went to the slaughter 

Because he helped

And healed

And cared

Shared

And gave

Forgave

Loved

Died

For us 

Or is it disdain

Do we despise

Jesus

Because His 

Righteousness

Uncovers

Our darkness

His difference

Sinlessness

Righteousness 

Holiness

God likeness

What comes to mind

Or

Heart

What are your thoughts

And can you trust

Your thoughts

I mean 

Have we established 

The infallibility 

Of Christ

Measured against

The fallibility 

Of us all

What should we 

Conclude

Or 

Determine

Or

Resolve

Then

Does Christ

Deserve 

More consideration

Study

Or be dismissed

Again