Dear Elders and Teachers of God,
You lost us. You failed us. You have not taught us to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Had not the Holy Spirit grabbed us and shown us, we would be lost. There is no compassion, no empathy, and no love. We read the scriptures and we do not see the church acting the way it should. Where did you lose God? Where did you lose your way? Your churches are losing us by the thousands and we are finding God elsewhere. Do you not see? Has God not opened your eyes to your sin and the change that is going on around you?
You speak of Christ, yet you did not teach us to love. Your thoughts speak of abortion as being wrong, to tell us to hate it, to speak out against it, to hold signs in front of abortion clinics and making sure others know. You teach us to yell in the faces of those whose life is lost in sin, but not with the gospel, but a reminder to them that we consider ourselves better. Is that what first century Christians did? Is that how God taught us to be? I read how Christians gathered the female babies left to die outside the city gates of the Roman cities, how they raised them and cared for the babies whose life was fated to end. I wonder why you didn't teach us to do the same? Where are the signs that say, "I'LL TAKE YOUR BABY! PLEASE LET ME HAVE IT! DON'T LET THE BABY DIE!" Where are those signs? WHERE?!? I dont see them, I dont. And the babies still died. Their lives still ended. You taught us that others should follow our rules, even if they do not believe. There was no love in your words. You tainted God's love. You preach it and we do not see it.
You speak of Christ, yet you did not teach us to love. You tell us to hate our president. That if you didn't vote for him, you do not need to respect him. To speak all kinds of evil and blasphemous words against him. To believe that he is the anti-christ. You taught us that we should do whatever we can to remove the president who you did not elect. But you failed to teach us to pray for our president. To pray for our leaders, to let God get the glory and to trust in God for whomever He chooses to put in power. Why did you not teach us to pray? You lost us, you did not teach us to trust God above all else. That it is God who elects leaders, not us and not for our purpose, but His alone.
You speak of Christ, yet you did not teach us to love. You tell us to focus our hate on those who need God the most. Those who we should love, the gays, lesbians, transgenders, or bisexuals. You taught us only to love those who are like us, that have similar moral standing. Did God not tell us to go out to the dirtiest, most sinful places in the world to reach those who need God the most? Why did you not teach us to love, to care, to be next to those who are broken by sin and shame? Who are we without God? We are no better! WE ARE NO BETTER! Only through Jesus do we have salvation and eternal life. We could be that other person. We could be the one who needs help. Why would you deny someone love? Yet, this is what you taught us to do.
You speak of Christ, yet you did not teach us to love. You tell us that securing jobs for your kids is more important than helping the desperate and needy immigrants. You teach us to hate those who try to take your jobs and your livelihood. You do not care about the poverty that they came from or who they were. You did not look them in the eyes and see their tears. You tell us to tell them to get out! How is that love? How is that caring for others? Does not all things belong to God? If God would let you keep your job, would he not do so? But you teach us that security is more important than helping immigrants in need. That faith in your own money is more important than faith in God. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed by the name of the Lord! So says Job, but not you.
You have alienated us. Yet, you wonder why we do not think like you or believe like you? You taught us to seek after our heavenly Father but did not do so yourself. You are lost in the yesterdays and have let the enemy creep in amongst the comforts of technology and wealth. You stopped fighting the spiritual battle, stopped caring for the poor, and riveted our country in racial warfare. We do not see the leaders of faith that we hoped. We are in desperate need of mentors and leaders, but we see only a few. Where are you men and women of God? Have you been blinded by the devil's schemes? You leave us to fight the battle on our own and the broken country that you left for us, devoid of spiritual health.
