Thursday, October 4, 2012

(John 2:19) PROFANE

PROFANE

THE WORD PROFANE
MEANS
OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE
IT’S A WORD THE TEMPLE KEEPERS USE
TO PROTECT THE SANCTITY OF THEIR PLACE
THE ARE MANY TEMPLES
NEIGHBORHOOD
CITY
STATE
RACE
RELIGION
TOO OFTEN IT IS USED
TO SEPARATE THE PRIVILEGED
TO KEEP THE RIFFRAFF OUT
TO ADMIT THE SACRED
THE SET APART
TO KEEP THE OTHERS OUT
TO PROFANE THEM
TOO OFTEN THE TEMPLE KEEPERS
SHUN
RATHER THAN EMBRACE
BUT CHRIST SAYS
I WILL DEMOLISH THESE TEMPLES
REBUILD THEM IN MY IMAGE
IF YOU WILL LET ME
WE LAUGHED HIM TO SCORN
DREAMER
IMPRACTICAL
OUR VESTED INTERESTS
ARE MORE IMPORTANT
YOU’RE ONLY A ROADBLOCK TO PROGRESS
TO HELL WITH THE PROFANE
THEY DON’T BELONG
GO BUILD A WAYSIDE CHAPEL
WHERE BELONGERS
WON’T BE BOTHERED
AND WHILE YOU’RE AT IT
TAKE THE PROFANE WITH YOU
FRANK A VOLLMER


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