The Church and You

The purpose of the church is for believers,
To strengthen their faith against deceivers;
Organizing their Christian efforts for good,
Provide fellowship and worship that would;
But, churches are formed by human beings,
Flawed individuals with material belongings;
No matter how we strive in God to reflect,
It just seems impossible to get it perfect;
When we try to complain about our church,
Not always seeming God-like as we search;
We must look to ourselves to see the root,
Look in the mirror for who you dispute;
Many times we love to point our fingers,
At those we know who are lions and tigers;
Never thinking that they may be right,
When all we wanted was to pick a fight;
Good Christians from both far and near,
Examine upon yourself before your peer;
Think not on how make it in your view,
Consider instead what Christ would do.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2004 Richard Newton Sherrer

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