I Suppose I'm Going to Hell

I believe in gay marriage

And the human right

To find joy in love

And raise a family

To pass on beautiful traditions

And sit around dinner tables

Sharing stories of their day

I suppose I'm going to hell

I believe in immigration

Even if it means sharing the land

Or interpreting broken English

Providing sanctuary

In our holy sanctuaries

For dreamers, housekeepers, and farmers

Doing the work we avoid

I suppose I'm going to hell

I believe Black Lives Matter

That no matter how you protest

My whiteness gives me an advantage

And someone's blackness

Makes their life riskier than mine

That the skin of Jesus was dark brown

And God is not a white man

I suppose I'm going to hell

I believe in biological diversity

That sex is a symphony

God's art exhibits of

XX, XY, 46XX, 45XO, and 47XXX

No one is a mistake

And the freedom to be

Is the heart of the American dream

I suppose I'm going to hell

I believe in God

A God of many pathways

One that finds its way

Through Buddha, Muhammad, or Shiva

Prophets of various cultures

Rhythms, poetry, and songs

All pointing to the same light

I suppose I'm going to hell

I believe in radical Jesus

Not the narcissist warrior

We've crafted him to be

The one who demands glory and awe

Or songs of worship to him

My Jesus shined the light

On the poor and the leper

I suppose I'm going to hell