A Poem from a friend

I have met a person in Writing.com. That is the place I send my poems for review before I place them here. It also gets them copywritten.

Now this is important --- I asked her permission to place her poem here because it is copywritten. She was very gracious to give me permission.

I want you to have a chance to read it. I see so much "christian" writings that are so shallow. They fail to help us see the full impact of Jesus. Jesus is not just here to make me feel good, but to help me treat others like he did. Anyway, I want you to read this.

Uncompassionate People
by Michelle Susann

For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should become pretentious,
narrow-minded, judgmental,
and uncompassionate people
with a superannuated theology

Ready to change all frequent visitors
And converts in a single bound
Getting them to stop smoking,
Drinking, doing drugs,
Wearing revealing clothing,
Piercing their faces,
and other unmentionable places,
changing their purple hair
Back to brown

They say they love Him
More and more, but
They’re acting like His enemy
fighting all that God’s working for
they’ve sold their souls for vanity
They’re not the Christians
They should be

Going against what is commanded
By the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
They divide into cliques
neglecting the new and lonely faces
Never once offering them a seat in
Bible study or a day out for lunch
And drive off in their Touaregs
Ignoring the less fortunate
As they pour another quart
Into the Sunbird - then give it a push

Love is patient, love is kind
Love is not envious or
Boastful or arrogant or rude
It does not insist on its own way
It is not irritable or resentful
It doesn’t rejoice in wrongdoing
It rejoices in the truth
It bears all things
Believes all things
Hopes all things
Endures all things
Love never ends

And all Christians should follow Him
Even if it means having to deal with
Sitting next to some scruffy kid
with straggly hair and stinky feet
You are the only Christ that he will see
And he might benefit from your company

© Copyright 2007 Michelle Susann (UN: mschelle at Writing.Com).
All rights reserved. Michelle Susann has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work

Thank you -- Michelle