You do not believe in God
You do not know the day
You do not believe in the Son of Man
You do not know the hour. . .
But you will look up one day and you will see him,
You will see him coming on the clouds of Heaven
You will realize on this day
You were wrong
You could out talk the followers of this so-called God
You had every argument down
But you were wrong all your life
Then the nations will be divided
To the left and to the right
You will go to the left
You will stand and watch the followers of God
They will be standing in his glory and his love
They will be happy
You will be among the evil and the wicked
You will believe that you are damned forever
But, you will here the Son's voice
He will call you by name
Come, ye blessed of my Father,
Come, there is a place in my kingdom prepared for you
Confused you will walk out of the darkness
Into the Light
Away from the evil doers and the wicked
Into the company of the followers of the Christ
You will stand among these followers of Christ
They have known and believed in the Son
You have never known and believed
You have never followed the Christ
You will then ask of this Son of Man, clothed in splendor and glory,
Lord, I am Atheist,
I am Pagan,
I am Jewish,
I am Muslim,
I am Hindu,
I am Buddhist,
I am Shinto,
I am not a Christian.
I have never believed in you, the Christ
Should I not be banished to the darkness?
Why do I stand before you in the light?
The Son of Man will smile
When I was hungry, you gave me food
When I was thirsty, you gave me drink
I was a stranger and you welcomed you
I was naked and you clothed me
When I was ill, you cared for me
When I was in prison, you visited me
Shocked and flustered you will protest
I never fed you
I never gave you drink
I never welcomed you
I never clothed you
I never cared for you
I never visited you
And Jesus
Son of Man and Son of God
The Christ
Will laugh
When you did these for the least of my brothers
He will say gently
Then you did it for me
You will protest
I do not know you!
I am love
Those who love are my children
Blessed of my father
They are of me
And they know me
You are of me
You know me
Then. . .
You will look into His eyes
And find that
Yes. . .
You do know Him
The Lord will smile
A smile only for you
Come, my beloved Child
Come all of my Children
Come into my fathers house
Eternal life is yours forever
And you will go with the followers of Christ
And you shall live forever in the house of the Father
And you will know joy and life as you never believed possible. . .
The Spirit and the Bride say "Come"
Let the Hearer say "Come"
Let the One who thirsts come forward
And the one who wants it receive the gift of life giving water
Christ has died
Christ is Risen
Christ will come again
*Author's Note*
Fixed a little, no major changes but better I'd say. The second to last stanza is a quotation from near the end of Revelation. The seventeenth verse of the last chapter to be exact. I've always loved the end of Revelation. . .
The seven corporeal works of mercy, (feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, visiting the imprisoned), are found in the Jewish tradition as well as other religious traditions. What makes this story so completely unique, is that in this story, God identifies Himself with the poor, and the least.
What kind of God, I ask you. What kind of God.