October 31 - June 16, 2022

Dear God!

(We’re Blaming You for Our Own Mess)

a response to XTC’s “Dear God”

Dear God, hope to know You better and

I pray we help make it better down here

I know we can’t completely obliterate each tear

But tell the people that they’re made in Your image

Serve the hurting, give relief

‘Cause we forget we’re ambassadors here

They can’t believe in You

Dear God, I’m sorry I fail You yet

I know that You’ll hear me, make my way clear

To work with You in reducing our infinite tears

Yet all us people that You made in Your image

We keep fighting in our streets

‘Cause we won’t make our opinions match You

We won’t believe in You

Though we caused disease, You make all new!

Though You made mankind, we would unmake You!

We’re the Devil’s tool!

Dear God, don’t seem that we’ve noticed but

You came in our place and You gave us this book

And us crazy humans miss it, we don’t care to look

And all the people that You made in Your image

Believe that other junk is more true

Well I know it ain’t, and so do You

Dear God

I must believe You

I must believe

I must believe in Heaven, in Hell

The saints, the sinners, the devil as well

The pearly gates, the thorny crown

We blame You for letting humans down

The wars we wage, the babies we drown

Those we could free and never unbound

And it’s the same the whole world ‘round

The hurt we cause, evil compounds

That Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Made to appear an unholy hoax

Yes, You’re ‘up there’! I must believe

That You know my tears ere I grieve

If there’s one Truth I MUST believe in

It’s You

Dear God

It is You!