Not I Surely?
Not I Lord Surely!
What makes people not come to church?
Could it be the people who already go?
The righteous, the clique, the worthy,
the disdainful look given, the thought you’re in my seat
the unfriendly, so that the stranger remains so.
Gossip flows from holy lips,
a hobby to talk about so and so, you know?
A mix of disgruntled, unlikeable,
entitled offended, who don’t want to know
Better than you, holier too,
tutting for a living, whispering about you know who…
Did you ever go inside and wish you hadn’t arrived
The words of love conveniently ignored
A plethora of benches occupied by the weekly bored
What makes people not come to church?
The cold indifference and quiet distain of those who already go.
If your first instinct when you hear the words “Go in peace” is time for war
Then think again, ask am I the reason people flee, am I to blame, is it me?
Not I surely?
So not quite the whole story.
Just don’t make it so
Continue to go, but in Christ’s likeness grow.
Rejected… this is how for some it can feel.
Yet each person who steps inside should be…
Welcomed, accepted, loved, forgiven, this is the mark of the Lord’s own seal.
What makes people stay and not run away?
Hearing Christ’s command to love and allowing those words in our heart to stay.
Fr Patrick Brennan July 2025 ©
Source: https://humblepiety.blogspot.com/2025/07/not-i-surely.html
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