Hear these words of lamentation, oh you who are so comfortable.
Destitute, with no more power to earn are the accomplished.
Evicted, having defaulted on their mortgage are the entitled.
For this is what God says,
The retirement plan that once held thousands now holds hundreds,
The health care plan that once covered everything now charges you by the pill.
For this is what God says,
Seek me and live.
But do not look to your wise investments,
And do not enter your safe communities,
Or look for security from systems that upheld your privilege.
For your investments are lost,
And your safe communities have been flooded.
Seek God and live,
Or God will come to destroy al that gives you a sense of security,
And nobody will be there to protect you.
Ah you that turn laws into loopholes
And make a mockery of justice.
Seek uprightness and not easy comfort,
That you may live,
So the Lord, the provider of all security will be with you.
Hate injustice and love love,
Establish compassion in your courts.
It may be that the God of your immigrant ancestors
Will be gracious to you all
This is what the God of the universe declares,
On all the cable news networks there shall be wailing,
And every Facebook post will be a call for help.
They shall call the bankers to mourning,
And those who tell sad stories to wailing.
In the big box stores there will be wailing.
For I will move through the midst of you,
Says our God.