Steeple Chase

(How Do You Know That God Loves You?) So how do you know that God loves you? Is that something that you can control? Does God sanction the church you’re attending Or people who sit in your pew? Is new church more Christian than old one? Do the members all get that you’re saved? Are you always at peace with the message And feel like that maybe you’re done? Is there a strong sense you belong here? The parishioners grey haired and old? Are young children remarkably absent Is sin in control of your fear? What makes your church better than my church? Are there more saints in your faith than mine? Are the saved more deserving of God’s grace? Does peacock deserve better perch? It’s sin if we judge other’s sin’s facts And it’s prideful to think that we’re grown! Love of God always given to children Whose innocence truly attracts. Your pride in your church thwarts your best goal For its glory’s not mortar but God And its towers and steeples are worthless Man’s vanity just rock and roll! Your posturing just wasted effort Your attempts to draw merit as well Better focus instead on what Grace means It’s how God reveals His support. Long Tooth April 25, 2016