Holy Listening

130 million dollars planned
60 million dollars already raised
For a tribute to the god of themselves
3.1 million homeless; 16000 children go without food.
Shouts of get a job are heard.
As if it were so easy

Screams of anger and fear fear fill the airwaves
Racism, fascism, corruption of the faith
Sermons, articles, statuses condone the ignorance
While the cries of the hurting and the oppressed go unheard
Build it and it is bastardized

Teenager fears he caused his grandfather's illness
Somone told him it's because he sinned
Create a Hell House to intimidate
Lies debase the Gospel message
The ego delights

It is lost. It is all lost.
Tired. Tired of it all.
You tell us to listen
They cannot be ignored,
But they are far from being heard

This is Christianity in America
This wrong, this is polluted
Diluted by greed and fame coveted
All in the name of their god
This is our society

This is what society whimpers
As I attend to holy listening