IT’S SUNDAY MORNING, BRIGHT AND EARLY.
GOT TO GET MOVING, IT’S ALMOST EIGHT-THIRTY.
WAKE-UP KIDS! GET OUT THAT BED!
GET OUT THAT BED! YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID!

NOW, WHAT SHALL I WEAR? LORD, WHERE ARE MY SHOES?
DON’T WANNA BE LATE FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL!

I GOT MY BIBLE, MY PAPER, AND MY PEN;
OOPS! ALMOST FORGOT MY ‘PUT ON CHURCH’ GRIN.
I ENTER HIS GATES WITH A SARCASTIC TONGUE!
I'LL BE SO GLAD WHEN THIS CHURCH SERVICE IS DONE!

GOOD MORNING MY SISTER! GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER!
WITH RELIGIOUS SMILES AND HUGS WE GREET EACH OTHER.

YET, INSIDE MY HEART THERE’S ENVY AND DEBATE;
PRETENDING TO LOVE, BUT REALLY I HATE.
I REALLY DON’T WANT TO BE HERE TODAY.
SOMETIMES, I FEEL JUST LIKE A REHEARSED PLAY.

“LET ME OUT!” I HEAR AN INNER VOICE SPEAK.
“I’M BOUND IN THIS CAGE WEEK AFTER WEEK!
THE BARS OF RELIGIOUS TRADITION AND STRIFE;
SURROUND AND SEEK TO DESTROY MY LIFE!

I’D RATHER BE HOME IN MY BED ASLEEP,
OR W/ MY FRIENDS RUNNING THE STREETS.
I’M BORED W/ PLAYING THIS RELIGIOUS GAME!
SERMON AFTER SERMON, THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME!

THOUGH I SING, I DANCE, AND I SHOUT;
I REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT CHURCH IS ABOUT.
I GOSSIP, I CURSE, I WHINE, AND I POUT.
MY HEART IS FULL OF FEAR AND DOUBT.

WITH MY MOUTH, I SAY “AMEN!”
AND DAILY I LIVE GUIDED BY SIN.
AFRAID TO FAIL, AFRAID TO TRUST;
FULL OF PRIDE AND RULED BY LUST!

EMOTIONALLY TOSSED TO AND FRO;
LIKE AN OCEAN WAVE - UP AND DOWN I GO.

WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, DO YOU
KNOW WHAT I SEE?
A SAD, TIRED, DIRTY SOUL SEEKING PEACE AND LIBERTY!
WITH GOD’S WORD, I EXAMINE MY HEART;
MY THINKING, MY MOTIVES, EVERY PART.

HAS GOD’S WORD BEEN PREACHED IN VAIN?
HAVE YOU HAD A TRUE HEART CHANGE?
DO YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT AND HEARD?
DO YOU TRULY LOVE, FORGIVE, AND SERVE?

DOES YOUR HEART AGREE WITH THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE?
NO HIDDEN AGENDA? REALLY? NOT A TRACE?
CAN OTHERS SEE WHO YOU REALLY ARE,
BEHIND YOUR TITLE, HOUSE, CLOTHES, AND FANCY CARS?

BEYOND THE SPECTACULAR, BENEATH THE GOLD-
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? HOT, LUKEWARM, OR COLD?
WHEN THE SERMON IS OVER AND THE CHURCH
DOORS CLOSE......WHO ARE YOU? GOD KNOWS!

His servant,
Sandra G. Williams

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