Well, my Friend . . .
You were right again
I did not/could not
last even 10 minutes
Even as I walked toward the church
I felt as though I was suffocating
I left in such a hurry . . .
people probably wondered
if there was a FIRE
But it's over and
I THANK YOU
for allowing me to leave
Yes
the Cross is empty
no one at that church
seems to hang upon it
It was a "happy" place
almost like a circus
I even saw men
with top hats and balloons
Their hearts are empty toward You, though
and that is what I could not stand
And how are You, my Friend
after this ordeal?

SAD
BUT NOT FOR LONG
FOR CHURCHES LIKE THIS
WILL NOT STAND
IN THE END-TIMES
THEIR CHRISTIAN RHETORIC AND WAYS
TO DRAW THE PEOPLE
WILL NO LONGER WORK
WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH
AND TOUGH THEY WILL BE
VERY, VERY SHORTLY
I SPEAK TODAY
OF WHAT I CALL
CRAP
AND YES
WOULD THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE
USE SUCH SLANG?
ONLY
WHEN IT APPLIES
MY GOOD FRIEND
ONLY THEN
AND YES
IT APPLIES FOR THIS CHURCH
AND MANY OTHERS
FOR YOU SEE IT REPRESENTS
C - CRAMMED
R - ROTE
                   A - ATROPHIED
                                   P - PERFORMANCE
NOT ONLY
IS IT A PERFORMANCE
INSTEAD
OF TRUE WORSHIP
BUT IT DOES NOT
EVEN PRETEND
TO BRING ME HONOR

THE SONGS
HAVE ALL THE RIGHT WORDS
BUT IT IS AS THOUGH
ROBOTS ARE SINGING THEM
WHILE THEY CHECK THEIR WATCHES

LUNCH TIME
IS ALMOST HERE, PEOPLE
YOU CAN LEAVE SOON
FOR YOU HAVE PAID YOUR DUES
TO THE "BIG BORE IN THE SKY"
I AM NOT STUPID
BUT YOU THINK THAT I AM
I WILL PROVE
THAT I AM NOT
FOR I WILL BRING THE CROSS
TO YOUR CHURCH
UNTIL
EVERYONE
EVERY SINGLE ONE
HANGS UPON IT
AND WE WILL SEE WHO IS REALLY MINE
AND WHO IS A "CIRCUS ACT"
WE WILL SEE
IT WON'T TAKE LONG
FOR LONG
HAS YOUR CROSS
BEEN FREE OF SACRIFICES
WHAT DO YOU GIVE UP
TO COME HERE?
AN HOUR ONCE A WEEK TO KNOW ME
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ME

ONLY THOSE
WHO HAVE HUNG ON THE CROSS
WILL KNOW ME

SOLEMN, I AM
BUT I KNEW THE RECOURSE OF TODAY
I KNEW THE OUTCOME
AND I DO LAUGH AT YOU, CHILD
FOR YOU THINK YOU CAN WITHSTAND ALL
EVEN UTTER HYPOCRISY
BUT YOU KNEW
THAT TO STAY
CONDONED
THEIR LACK OF LOVE
FOR ME
YOU COULD NOT
EVEN STAND
WHEN THEY BEGIN TO SING
YOU COULDN'T DO
ANYTHING
YOU WERE ATROPHIED
JUST AS THEY ARE
DON'T WORRY, CHILD
I AM STILL PROUD OF YOU
YOU WENT AND CALLED FORTH
MY WILL
YOU WENT AND DID EXACTLY
AS I SAID
NOW
MY GOOD LITTLE BUDDY
I WILL TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE TODAY
JUST THE TWO OF US
I KNOW THAT TO VISIT THESE CHURCHES
IS A CHORE
ONE FOR WHICH YOU WISH
YOU COULD PASS ON TO ANOTHER
BUT IT IS YOUR CALLING
YOUR JOB
BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THAT IT HAS TO BE
WITHOUT REWARDS
COME CLOSE THIS DAY, CHILD
COME VERY, VERY CLOSE
FOR WE HAVE A RAPTURE OF SORTS
TO EXPERIENCE TODAY
GUARANTEED!

I'm more than ready, Friend


  CHURCH # 4
READY OR NOT
                     HERE I COME