COME, CHURCH!

COME
CHURCH
COME
TO
THE ALTAR
AND
LAY DOWN YOUR LIVES

I
WOULD HAVE YOU
STRIP OFF
THE OLD
BEFORE
ME

I
WOULD HAVE YOU
COME
AS
A
LITTLE CHILD
COMES TO A FATHER
WHO LOVES THEM SO

THERE ARE
NO
PRETENSES
NO
RULES TO RECEIVE LOVE
NO
TRADITIONS
TO
ENSURE AN EMBRACE
A
TOUCH

THERE IS
JUST
A
SMALL CHILD
WITH
AN
OPEN HEART
AND
A
LOVING FATHER
WHO CAN'T LOVE THE CHILD ENOUGH!

COME
CHURCH
IT'S TIME
TO
STOP
PLAYING GAMES
AND
PRETENDING
THAT WE KNOW EACH OTHER

YOU
READ MY BOOK
YOU
PREACH AND TEACH IN MY NAME
YOU
VISIT THE SICK AND FEED THE POOR
BUT
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU JUST SAT
AND
LET
ME
HOLD YOU
AND
WE CHATTED
ABOUT YOUR DAY?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
WE WENT
FOR A WALK
TOGETHER
HAND IN HAND?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
WE LOOKED
EYE TO EYE
AND
YOU TRULY
LISTENED
TO
ME?

I AM
SPEAKING TO YOU
ALWAYS!

I AM
CALLING
YOUR NAME
IN
THE MIDST
OF
YOUR BUSYNESS

IN
THE MIDST
OF
YOUR LIFE
AND
YOUR PROBLEMS
AND
YOUR JOYS
AND
I AM
ASKING YOU
TO SHARE YOUR LIFE
WITH ME
TO
ENJOY MY PRESENCE
AND
TO
TRULY SEEK
ME
WITH
ALL
THAT YOU HAVE


I
WILL BE
FOUND BY YOU!

PLEASE COME . . . .



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