An Open Letter to the Neighborhood Churches

I wish each one of you could adopt 25 children and teach them the 3 R's, the difference between right and wrong, encourage them to graduate from high school, earn a college degree, and develop into a productive servant in their community. I wish you could adopt parents who are not equipped to raise children and teach them the meaning of parenting.

I wish you were more immersed and involved in the community where you're located and you'd see the impoverished, drug and violent infested, and illiterate reign. I wish the residents who battle these diseases of our society the best that they can had you as an ally for support, encouragement, and guidance.

I know you could provide more resources in the neighborhoods that have been inflicted with this pestilence because some of you have been there for 15 or 20 years or longer. It appears that those that you primarily serve seem to be only your parishioners that don't always reside within the community. I assure you there is absolutely nothing wrong with providing for those of your membership, but is it possible to aid those residing in the neighborhood that don't attend your religious denomination?

I wish you were more open minded--I wish you were more accepting of same sex marriages--I wish you were more of an asset to the community than just being located there.

I wish...I wish and will continue to wish because wishing is the prelude to that what might become real. And when I'm finished wishing, I'll pray--pray for a miracle that those who do God's work will truly reach out to those most in need and start the community work that has been sorely neglected.




Anthony P. Johnson