How can you promise me heaven when you can’t provide on
earth?
How can you promise choirs of angels singing praise when my
ears ring with the sound of my neighbors mocking of the poor.
How can you promise mansions in heaven when we have no
shelter for the homeless?
How can you promise infinite wisdom when our leaders vote to
destroy our education system?
What makes you think we will live united above when down
here we can’t abide those who cross borders, are gay, or don’t look like us?
How can you claim we can progress forever when you can’t see
past the number of piercings in my ears or the color of my shirt?
How can you promise divine forgiveness when our politicians
pass petty laws to punish those who make difficult personal choices they
disagree with.
Why do you promise a future of charity and love from the pulpit when so
many voices in our community promote greed and fear?
Why do you extol the potential of women in the next life when
you exclude them from leadership today?
How can you promise me heaven when you can’t provide on
earth?
