Up-close and impersonal

			I see a man with a mission -
			And a man rejected.
			A man with God's mission -
			And God rejected because of that man's mission.

			Some people, 
			I am sure,
			Need only this bit more -
			This bit of God's word to enter their life
			Before they can understand -
			But,
			So many others 
			Turn and run at the sight 
			Of your zealous and determined walk towards them.

			Do not, 
			In your brashness,
			Automatically assume that they will gladly receive
			Your gospel of Damnation -
			For that is what it is for most of them -
			A decree that they will burn for not believing.
			They so often hide themselves as soon as they see 
			What you are trying to do -
			They have been told of the life that awaits them -
			Burning in Hell,
				as most would put it.
			Who would not ignore a message that tells them
			That they were doomed and dead?
			Especially when they know that they are not feeling dead
			And that God has no part in their life
			(Not that they can feel anyway).

			The message of Love is not often received 
			Through this affrontation,
			Nor is it even sent that often -
			Because the interest is not in the person -
			The way that it Should be,
			The way that God wishes it to be -
			But the determination is rather upon
			Whether they know Jesus or not.
			You only see 
			The Life and Death 
			That is in Jesus or not in Him -
			Do not think for a moment 
			That any of these people
			Cannot live their lives without God -
			So many so happily do so -
			They may sense
			That there may be something more -
			But it is not worth the hassle that comes
			From learning that what one's life is based upon
			Is Sin and therefore doom and death.
			So I hear you now -
			Saying that 'God's love covers all that sin!',
			It is true!
			But too often 
			That part of the message is not understood,
			Too often not told -
			For the person has already run -
			Away from you,
			Away from He 
			That you're desperately dragging them towards

			Show the world
			By your actions -
			For they are what tell the gospel the best,
			Not these inadequate things called 'words'.