The Man We Wanted God to Be
The man we wanted God to be
is divorced and drinks on his own.
He watches too much television
and is never far from the settee.
is divorced and drinks on his own.
He watches too much television
and is never far from the settee.
The man we wanted God to be
has no motive or reason.
He doesn’t turn up for interviews,
if he did wouldn’t get the job.
has no motive or reason.
He doesn’t turn up for interviews,
if he did wouldn’t get the job.
The man we wanted God to be
can hardly find his own way home
or remember the way into town,
let alone manage to walk on water.
can hardly find his own way home
or remember the way into town,
let alone manage to walk on water.
The man we wanted God to be
turned out to be somebody else.
His stories only confused us,
we didn’t much like his friends.
turned out to be somebody else.
His stories only confused us,
we didn’t much like his friends.
The man we wanted God to be
is still insistent that he is.
We had such high hopes for him
but heaven was not on his mind.
is still insistent that he is.
We had such high hopes for him
but heaven was not on his mind.
It comes from this site I frequent, Jesus Radicals. It was actually shown to me by a professor I greatly appreciated and admired, Dr. Chip Kooi.
Also, I find this comic to be hilarious and true.
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