The Prosperity Gospel Made Us Poor

I think we broke when the TV preacher

Started pleading with us to dial that long-distance number

To pledge our allegiance to their enterprise

In exchange for a promise that isn't theirs to make

The focus shifted from the good news of the gospel

No longer seeking the riches of loving thy neighbor

Instead, giving in to the lure of fortifying our wealth

Building up our own sacred storehouses of money

Our spirits have been impoverished

Starving for affirmation from the preacher on the stage

Yelling about our unworthiness and sins

Only to be redeemed in exchange for our donation

We bankrupted our souls for the promise

Of “seven supernatural blessings” in exchange for a grand

To receive the assignment of a personal angel

From the White spiritual leader speaking in tongues

We break the heart of God with our desires

Placing our hope in collecting riches, material and capital

Barren of the responsiblity to serve and love abundantly

We've been made poorer by the "prosperity gospel"