Atheist

I am an atheist when it comes to the god of violent jihad.

I am an atheist when it comes to the lord who converts by the sword.

I am an atheist when it comes to the mission of politicians using religion as ammunition. 

I believe in you - the artist of trees and galaxies

I believe in you - the poet of oceans and rivers and streams

I believe in you - the god of compassion who calls us to action

I believe in you

I believe in you - majestic designer of space and time

I believe in you - composer of beauty and music of life

I believe in you - the holy forgiver and wild reconciler

I believe in you

I am an atheist to the gods of the greedy ignoring the needy.

I am an atheist to the gods who make others torture and suffer

I am an atheist when it comes to the view of the chosen few, who judge and condemn all who differ them. 

I believe in you - mighty in meekness and gentle in power

I believe in you - the word who has spoken good news to the broken

I believe in you - transcending mystery, with us in history

I believe in you

~ words written by Brian McLaren and Aaron Strumpel

This song was introduced to me while attending the Everything Must Change conference two weekends ago. I was hesitant about it at first and then the words really started to penetrate. I have to say that I really like this song. I don't think we will be singing it at church any time soon but I often sing it in my head quite a bit. I especially like to sing it when I hear about a certain "christian" church sponsoring a rally against homosexuals in my neighborhood! ARG!!!