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Shame Game

“6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.”
Genesis 3:6-7 New International Version

Shame Game

Change one thing
Just one thing
Oh how can I choose
That’s a tough choice my friend
What would we lose

Shame
Shame on you
Shame on me
The emotion that separates God
from those who wish to be free

Dark thoughts
Greed
Homeless we don’t feed
A broken planet
Overcome with need
Shame in the shadows
celebrates when we bleed

Shame on me
Shame on you
Put shame aside
We have work to do
Seeds of destruction 
Shame plants them deep
Points at promises 
we have failed to keep

Confession frees
Lay aside blame
Only the devil wins
in the shame game
Come naked to the Lord
Belief in a Saviour
forgiveness the reward

No shame on me
Or shame on you
That’s not what we were made for
God’s message is true.
Shameless, blameless 
Our world can be new.
 








Copyright © Richard Lamoureux

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