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Hypocrite

Going back I finally realized
Nothing you said was ever finalized
Do as I say, don't follow what I do
You better pray, it doesn't come back to you
Every promise that was ever made
Every gesture is a facade
Your religion preaches and teaches wealth
All you will ever care about is yourself

Hypocrite
Never do what you say
Hypocrite
Actions are done each day
Hypocrite
Never do what you say
Hypocrite
Ashes will make you pay

How come you never put real trust in Him
Why must we always deliberatly sin
Try the right thing, but our mind is fickle
Attending church, not giving a nickle
Everything that you're hiding
Everytime you avoid tithing
Each hypocrite allows us to fall
Yet there is a piece of it in us all

Hypocrite
Never do what you say
Hypocrite
Actions are done each day
Hypocrite
Never do what you say
Hypocrite
Ashes will make you pay

We're all hypocrites
We all pay for it

Hypocrite
Never do what you say
Hypocrite
Actions are done each day
Hypocrite
Never do what you say
Hypocrite
Ashes will make you pay



Hypocrite (remastered 2010)

A little ode to Shane Claiborne I made for a school project. Enjoy :)

Poem on Shane Claiborne, The Simple Way, and New Monasticism

His name: Shane
The movement: The Simple Way
Their mission:
	Providing the opportunity for unity in community
	Realizing the poor have wisdom stored in their souls
	Breaking the chains of the pains of consumerism
	Preaching to churches the American dream is not what it seems.

Origins:
The story started when Shane was just a college kid,
Eastern University, a school not unlike our own.
He began asking questions about things Jesus did;
“What if Jesus meant all that stuff he said?”

One night some pals invited Shane to meet
Friends they had made on the Philly streets.
Not sure what to expect, he crossed the divide
That locks poverty out and keeps the rich inside.

The students met the homeless, the poor, those on the outside.
In dialogue, they began to hear the other side
of the Story. They realized | that Jesus, too, was a homeless man.
Shane and his friends felt they had been “born again...again.”

Forming The Simple Way:
Fed up with the materialism and complacency
So plain to see in the church, they began searching for another way.
Another way of doing life. In '98 they made The Simple Way,
A loving community in a city in need—North Philly

They looked in Acts and saw the acts of the early believers
Selling their possessions, sharing their money, meals, gifts, talents.
It's kind of funny, how love can transcend money, 
In the place where it's always sunny.

They put faces to the problems of poverty.
Walked alongside them in their struggles, like family.
Made noise when those in power tried to devour
The dignity of those with hunger but without homes.

When anti-homeless laws were passed in Love Park,
The city of brotherly-love became the city of brotherly-shove.
The Simple Way and others saw the laws for what they were—
Unjust attempts to push the pain of poverty out of sight.
Standing beside the homeless in their plight,
They broke laws serving communion, feasting, and sleeping in the park at night.


Police did as the were told—those that protested were arrested.
But Christ's love which they had shown infested
More that protested and took a stand against injustice.
Shane and friends went before the judge, reminding the man
That the Ultimate Judge once lived as a homeless man.
Justice prevailed that day;
Laws were abolished because The Simple Way 
and others stood beside the oppressed and made people listen to what they had to say.

The Movement Grows
Out of this rises a movement, a denomination—New Monasticism.
A code for communities to unite as the Body of Christ.
This Monasticism is a beautiful form of activism,
Starting with The Simple Way and growing into many more communities today.

1.	Relocation to the "abandoned places of Empire" [at the margins of society]
2.	Sharing economic resources with fellow community members and the needy among us 
3.	Hospitality to the stranger 
4.	Lament for racial divisions within the church and our communities combined with the active pursuit of a just reconciliation 
5.	Humble submission to Christ’s body, the Church 
6.	Intentional formation in the way of Christ and the rule of the community along the lines of the old novitiate (monks-in-training)
7.	Nurturing common life among members of an intentional community
8.	Support for celibate singles alongside monogamous married couples and their children 
9.	Geographical proximity to community members who share a common rule of life 
10.	Care for the plot of God's earth given to us along with support of our local economies 
11.	Peacemaking in the midst of violence and conflict resolution within communities along the lines of Matthew 18 
12.	Commitment to a disciplined contemplative life





His Name is Shane

I wrote this song for my two year anniversary with Emily, my love.

It started out in Lottie
I had no idea.
That all the Hope you've brought me
Would start right here.

Here comes our love story
At least what's happened so far.
You mean so much to me
These words straight from my heart.

I step in to a whole new world at Messiah
New friends, new ideas, responsibilities afire
Classes are tough, roommate is a slob
On top of all that I have a new job
I'm working on the grill ten hours a week
It seems pretty hot but I can handle the heat
Till a sweet girl introduced herself to me 
That was the day that I met you, Emily.

Well you asked me to come to the South Side
When you pulled out those cards I knew I was in for a ride
I had a great time; one I'll never forget
That summer we talked a little bit
I learned more about you and you about me 
Come sophomore year, it was plain to see
I was struck by this girl, so I looked for my chance 
Aha! That's it. The Homecoming dance...

It's been two years with you, 
But it feels like so much more.
You're all I could ask for
And so much more.
You make me whole.

Memories, memories, where to begin
Saw two shooting stars and you held my hand
That funny first kiss down in Solley
Walkin' by the Breeches oh so slowly.

Later you should me round Philly
That's also when I met the Lewis family
Welcomed me in to a house so warm
Closer to you I grew for sure.

I told you I was scared, you held my hand.
You told me that fear cannot rule my life
You let me sit there, your heart laid bare
When you told me about your mother's life
Saw your power to lead when you asked me
To join your Relay for Life team
You, my beautiful girl, such a part of my world
I know I am better for knowing you.

I give my life to you
And I know you've done the same
Our love will pave the way
Every day.
Let's build a home.

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