Where Is The Church?

I wrote this back in 2004 when I became very saddened the way the church was going. If you didn't get along with your spouse, you get another one. What did it matter? My grandchildren were growning up in the a society of 'throw aways'. If you didn't like the face God gave you, just get another one. If you get pregnant and didn't want it, just abort it. What has happened to us?

I look around and all I see
Are people scurrying around from place to place.
I see the Pastors who lead the flock, changing partners
for all the world to see.
there is no remorse,there is no sorrow,
After all.........didn't God allow divorce?

I look around and all I see
Are people who have lost their way.
No more is marriage a sacred union.
But has become a union of what feels good.
After all..........didn't God expect us to be happy?

I look around and all I see
Are church leaders climbing over each other.
Their 'ministry' has become the backbone of their existence.
Backbiting, jealousy, and fear have become their way of life.
After all.........wasn't it God who chose our leaders?

I look around and all I see
Are people who fear to come out from behind the curtain.
Their comfort is all that matters.
To give up that comfort means to delve into something new.
It's better to stay put than to travel a new route.
After all........doesn't my existence depend on how I feel?

I look around an all I see
Is a church without a swinging door.
We sit on what we learn, never to share our hurts and dreams,
Never to share the gospel news.
For to give to others means to forget about ourselves.
After all..........Aren't we supposed to love ourselves?

I look around and all I see
Is a building made of brick and mortar.
A people who care more about appearances,
Pastors who forget their marriage vows.
A watered down doctrine of what is right and wrong.
After all..........didn't God give us free will?

I look around and all I see
Is a people drifting with no place to go.
They hang on by a small thread, hoping things will turn out right.
Hoping to hear what God has to say,
But hearing instead what the leaders believe.
After all............we don't want to embarrass anyone, do we?

I look around and all I see
Is a church with no direction.
It blows whichever way the wind blows.
Afraid to take a stand, afraid to stand tall.
Afraid of repercussions, afraid of what the people may think.
We must be careful so as not to take sides.
After all............God really doesn't care as long as we do good!

So where has the church gone?
It has dissolved within itself.
The gospel is preached as a good book, not as a God's Book.
The people have hidden themselves among their works, hoping that will satisfy.
The Pastors have forgotten the Call on their life.
Thereby, forfeiting their integrity.
After all............what does it matter if our hearts are hardened?

A friend of mine called and asked if she could use this material at a seminar this past summer. Her concern as well as mine was the fact that so many Pastors were divorcing their spouse for no other reason than "we don't get along anymore." How sad that even they can't get it together enough to lead their flock. How does a divorced Pastor counsel a couple on the verge of divorce?