Is God your problem or ‘Christians’?

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 08 Jul 2018
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[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

Do you reject this news that’s really good
because of me?
D’you feel I’m hypocritical, and should
more selflessly
be living, do I seem a shallow lie?
Don’t judge me hastily, I truly try.

Maybe you’ve others met who tell this news
who’ve let you down,
and so you shut your ears, their words refuse
– don’t shun a crown,
if messengers are poor, still ponder well
the things they shared, important news we tell.

Or is it rather that your anger strong
is with this God?
for, if he’s true, why is there here such wrong
not perfect good?
he hasn’t taken out all evil yet,
so answers seek from him – ‘don’t ask, won’t get.’

Tune: 10 4 10 4 10 10 eg Sandon by Charles Purday (tune of ‘Unto the hills around do I lift up’)

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Submitted by london_calling79 on

Very interesting point made here Rhiannon. Sometimes those who purport to be the most Christian are the opposite and people see that as a reason not to believe. Some of the people I know who are the most devout are the quietest about it!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Yes, sadly, the 'good news' sometimes is scorned because of accusations of hypocrisy (sometimes unjustified?), but it isn't a good idea to throw out the baby with the bathwater, so to speak, and also, incongruously the message is sometimes not thought about because of people being angry with their own concept of God, though why be angry with him if he doesn't exist, and if he exists, maybe their conept of what he is really doing is flawed?? (and he can be prayed to for an explanation, be honest with him!) Rhiannon