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[life_boy]

White People Have Trouble Asking Forgiveness From a Black Jesus
9.16.02 by Michael David Perkins

Well, I thought it was dead but now I know
Seeds of hatred have to be sown
Even though things have changed I know
That white people can’t ask a black Jesus for redemption

Well, we've moved on and the slaves set free
But I know you and you know me
We can’t look at each other and not plainly see
That white people just can’t say “black Jesus I love you”

So bow your heads and pray your prayers
He’s forgiven your sins now forgive them for theirs
Sometimes our words just fall down the stairs
And white people can’t sing praises to a black Jesus

Some call it culture, some call it war
Others may say that we’ve opened the door
To say to our kids that heaven adores
For little white children to pray to Mr. Black Jesus

We say “abandon the ghetto and leave the hood
My Jesus says ‘we just have to be good’
And you can’t do that in your neighborhood
So shut your cursin’ mouth and love our white Jesus”

Life is life and sin is sin
Accept the truth that all can come in
The gospel’s not about the color of skin
And once white people learn this, they can love a black Jesus

 

[TheDerek]

That was very good. I thought it had a good point to it.

 

[Blessed-one]

a very good point, and thinking a God as the target of race difference is just quite amazing.

 

[life_boy]

Thanks everyone. I'm glad some people actually read this poem.