OH AMERICA WHERE IS OUR DESPERATION?
Did we leave it between the seat cushions of our armchair Christianity?
Our brotherhood is dead!
This age of science and reason has eaten us up and spat us out, killing faith and leaving us BUMBLING, APATHETIC CARTOONS.
LOVE YOUR GOD oh hypocrites!
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR oh judgmental people!
LOVE YOURSELVES oh bulimic gymnasium masses!
These anthems we sing are echoes of a holy dream, so take your outstretched hands down from the air and listen
take your dancing feet and lace them up with combat boots
grab the words you sing and strap them across your chest like grenades,
bury your selfishness and arise from the soggy lie that is your life and LIVE.
Our feet are stuck in quicksand apathy.
Our hands are tied by our own comfort.
When was the last time we made God laugh for joy?
Toting love like a brand, sipping our fair-trade coffee like justice is just another t-shirt to buy,
parroting verses to make our parents happy.
What do they even mean?
OH GOD we lost you in the laundry washing our designer clothes.
OH GOD we lost you when we traded in YOUR LOVE for a boyfriend, YOUR PEACE for a different high.
OH GOD pull us out of independence.
Pull us back where we belong, a state of complete loss, of brokenness.
HELP US FIND YOU IN OUR DESPERATION.
Hey Joanna, you probably don't remember who I am. But my name's Sarah, I'm from Florida. I've been your friend on Facebook for a while and remembered your blog (I have one too)I love your posts! This one is amazing and so true. When was the last time we cried in desparation of God? When was the last time we actually sacrificed anything to bring a smile to Jesus' face? I love it. I'm going to follow your blog. :)
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