some read and may even quote
but the scriptures truth
remains non-existent in our lives

we say we love our brother
then turn a slanderous tongue
carving someone else's heart
the next poor soul waits in line

we pack together like vicious dogs
and listen closely to the accuser
never listening to the spirit of god
if we ever heard him at all

how quickly we who know no sin
will grab a stone or two
then leisurely daydream
of our neighbors wife

carrying baggage for years and years
blinded to the truth

or have we heard
with hardened hearts
not longing for the freedom

our hearts burn with lust and pride
as the world rests on a hell bound train
our hypocrite tongue
wears a conductor’s hat
while calling “all aboard”

turn them away
turn them away
our lives are too busy
for the likes of them

somewhere somehow
clarity must shine through
double-minded hearts must be healed
by the truth and power of his word

o twisted faith
lead me home
create some sanity
from my religious mess