For People Who Pray

Hey God,

What's the deal?

Why are people so crazy?

Why do they lie, cheat, kill and steal?

Why is life so hard?

Why can't I hear you?

Why do I have a tough time believing that

What you say is true?

Right now I'm questioning

Doubting

And even complaining about your plans

But what I hate the most is that while I'm complaining

I go to church, take communion

And thank you for your blood stained hands.

I feel like a hypocrite

But I'm still really upset

When you told me to follow you

I didn't expect this much pain and regret

But I don't regret you or

The choice I made to follow

It's just that sometimes I'm jealous

Because I'd rather be shallow that what I am now,

Hollow...

Tomorrow I want to try harder

And be better than before

I mean at least I'm not the one breaking in

With a gun trying to rob a liquor store

My sin isn't as bad as

Some celebrities we all know

At least I'm not lying to get into a woman's pants

And recording it on video

But seriously God 

I can't complain to you

Because you walked with me

You carried me through

I'm trying to understand grace

And forgiving other people

Even when I see them

Entering the same white steeple

Call me immature or childish

Because God I'm not quite there yet

It's hard for me to live a life in which

I forgive and forget

I have my scars but

You also have your own

I still can't believe you've forgiven me

Instead of throwing the first stone

Even though there's so much hurt in the world

So much pain that time can't heal

I want to be a person of change

And show-off a God whose love is real

When people leave me and

And I have to start over again

I can always count on you

To stick around until the end

Even though I'm not perfect

It's not an excuse to not strive to be holy

People can judge me all they want

Only your opinion matters to me

So God here I am

The real me

The new me you've created

Ready to be who I was meant to be

I know that our society has problems

And everywhere else does too

But you have overcome the world

And paved the way for us to love you

So God I'm sorry

I know this life of mine is borrowed

But if I happen to live another day

Then help me to try harder tomorrow