Who's Changing Who? Poem by Deidre Dixon

We are change agents, supposedly
Those of us whom the Son has set free

Who say we are kingdom citizens
Who have God-given power and authority to help us win

We who are the light of the world and the salt of the earth
Us who have an inheritance that is innumerable in its worth

We have the favor of God on our side
We have the Word of God that cannot be denied

We have gifts and talents that God has given us
He gave us the power to get wealth that is not tied up in a trust

We should be the most powerful people in the world
We should be training up even more powerful boys and girls

It is a sad indictment on the church
We've been sleeping while the world has gotten worse

We have been given liberty, but we act as if we're bound
Like we have shackles on our feet and we're being held down

Instead of being change agents we've allowed the world to change us
What happened to the "Rosa Parks" who refuse to go to the back of the bus

We need to stand up and let the world know it's for God we stand
If we are asked whether we are Christians we should not hide our hands

The Pledge of Allegiance even says "one nation under God"
This land was never intended for the world to reek havoc and trod

Taking our rightful place is what we need to do
Then we won't have to answer the question, "Who's Changing who? "