My faith, once so unshaken
sits now in shambles
Not because I no longer believe in God,
but because I do.
Or at least, I want to.
But watching people who have professed
to be like God
make an idol of a man who is everything
that God is not
has made my faith shake.
No, not shake
Shatter.
It’s in a million little pieces
and I’m trying to put it back together
clinging to the Jesus that I learned about
all my life,
while not seeing Him in so many around me
As they praise and worship a man who stands so boldly against Christian values—
Despite what he may say.
Actions have always been louder than words
and watching people fall away from Jesus or do things “in the name of God”—
taking away food from children
stripping the elderly of care
deporting people who are simply trying to survive—
It has completely shattered me
And I don’t know what will fix it.
I can only hope that the God I believe in
can heal my shattered soul.
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