Mercy will prevail…
I sometimes think back on what I left behind at church – my friends, fellow bandmates, my faith. I’m still not totally sure if I made the right decision but I know I couldn’t stay. It just didn’t feel right to me to see a pastor living a relatively lavish lifestyle and driving around in a mercedes convertible. the church felt more like a business than a place of worship. Since I was part of the band for close to a decade there, I guess I was privileged in witnessing more of what goes on behind the scenes than the average church goer. And what I saw wasn’t about the holy spirit or nurturing the congregation. It was more focused on networking with the more prominent members of the community including local celebrities, athletes, politicians and the wealthy. Essentially the guideline was to latch on to the ones with higher profiles and the rest in turn will follow like sheep. So, it felt like the ones (like me) who didn’t have the money, power or celebrity status, were left on the wayside. And now that I’ve moved on, I’m wondering about the ones that stayed behind. Don’t they notice the corruption and the skewed preference for the wealthy and the elite? what about the downtrodden, the weak, the sick and the poor? Do they have their place in the megachurch? I guess, “the weak and the poor” can’t pay for the pastors’ McMansions and luxury vehicles like “the rich” can. and where is God in all this? Like today’s song of the day says – “Divine love never fails, mercy will prevail, I wanna swear it’s true but it’s hard to believe it.” It’s definitely the song of my heart.
Song of the day: Mercy Will Prevail by The Choir
I wanna swear it’s true but it’s hard to defend it
I know it comes from You and I don’t comprehend it
Love never fails, mercy will prevail
I wanna swear it’s true but it’s hard to defend it
In the chill of a cruel word
In the nest of a wounded bird
In the shadow of doubt, in the smoke
In the smoke of a torch blown out
I wanna swear it’s true but it’s hard to believe it
I know it comes from You so I want to receive it
Divine love never fails, mercy will prevail
I wanna swear it’s true but it’s hard to believe it
In the thrust of a bayonet, in the hour of deep regret
In a world gone insane, in the eye
In the eye of a hurricane
In the chill of a cruel word
In the nest of a wounded bird
In the shadow of doubt, in the smoke
In the smoke of a torch blown out
In the flight of a sharp stone
In the rubble where children moan
In our own apathy, in the blood
In the river at Calvary
- Mercy Will Prevail (Hindalong, Byrd, Daugherty, Chandler)
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I totally understand where you’re coming from. I too have been burned by the megachurch. stay strong, bro.