If I were writing the last poem I will ever write
I would say these things.
The first, I have lost my faith.
Not in Jesus.
Just in His church.
The second, I have lost my trust.
Not in faith
Just in our understandings.
The third, I have seen
God in the heavens
But I never saw it taught.
The fourth, I have stopped
Hating the Catholic church
Because they watch over me.
The fifth, I have stopped
Hating my Lutheran Upbringing
Because they taught me the core of the gospel.
The sixth, I have found
Baptists hold contemptible views
About the poor and needy.
The seventh, I have found
You can read the Bible every day
And still not know God.
The eighth, I have found
That people of other faiths
Have met God, and need to know His name.
The ninth, I have found
That Christians are Jews
And everyone else a gentile.
The tenth, I have found
Traditions often
Overshadow what any text will actually say.
B. K. Neifert 