We despise abortion
But we refuse to help the poor and the fatherless
We stand for “family values”
But we don’t value broken families or children from broken homes
We call ourselves blessed
But blessing others is “not our calling.”
We like to raise our hands in worship
But we don’t open our hands to the needy.
We go to a church so we can be “fed”
But we don’t feed the starving.
We attend a house of worship
But we call the homeless “bums.”
We say we are completely dependent on Jesus
But we call the destitute “irresponsible.”
We talk about a savior who meets you where you are
But we make the hurting come to us and on our terms.
We have the audacity to call others “lost”
But then we pray they will “find their way” on their own.
We travel the world on short-term mission trips,
But we ignore our next-door neighbor who needs long-term care.
We practice “tough love” when we get frustrated
But our lack of compassion betrays the fact that we don’t love at all.
We say we are forgiven
But we go out and cast judgment.
We preach forgiveness
But we practice gossip.
We want people to know our God is real
But we are the most inauthentic people on the planet.
We’re big on politics
But we reserve Bible reading to “quiet time” once a day.
We have bumper stickers proclaiming that our boss is a Jewish carpenter.
But we mock the Muslim convenience store owner down the street.
We say Jesus died for all people
But we only live for ourselves.
We say Jesus unites all people, that there is neither Jew nor Greek.
But we scoff at interracial couples.
We say there is neither male nor female
But our churches pay men more.
We call the Bible “the only rule of faith and practice”
But we follow a political ideology instead.
We wonder why people don’t come to church
But we don’t look in the mirror.
We ask why people don’t turn to Jesus
But we ignore their cries for help.