This is what I want

I hear you from the pulpit,

saying things I don't understand

and dressed like you're headed for the sand,

making up jokes along the way

as if that was the most important thing to say.

When did it become okay

to say derogatory things

about other denominations,

as if they were a joke

and you had the only answer?

When did it become okay

to stand on holy ground

dressed like a clown?

Am I just getting old

and don't understand

that it's passe to not give alter calls

or lay hands on the sick, praying for a miracle?

Have we forgotten that Jesus is the same today

as He was yesterday?

I need a miracle.

I need to be anointed with oil.

Is it too much to ask

to go back to the old ways?

To pray for the sick

and to have some respect?

Whatever happened to communion?

Is that, too, a thing of the past?

Are we experiencing itching ear syndrome,

just giving them what they want?

I'm not afraid to tell others that Jesus is the only way.

I've lost family over it, but aren't souls worth more than that?

I want to plant seeds,

I want to shine my light,

I want to spread the glorious word

that Jesus, God's only son, sacrificed His life.

He shed his blood.

We are loved.
AND I'M PROUD 
TO BE A FOOL
FOR JESUS!