My eyes see differently.
Close up
There are two of everything.
Overlapping
But not the same.
If I step back from an object,
The two become one.
God and I see differently.
God judges me,
And I judge myself.
Overlapping
But not the same.
If I step back from my life,
The two may become one.
* * *
'God Goes Free'
We have bound God up
In the laws of physics,
Chemistry, genetics.
We have tied God down
With paradoxes
And conundra:
If God is good
And powerful,
Why is there evil?
We have boxed God in
With theologies
And dogmas,
Saying that God is this,
Not that,
Loves these,
Not those.
And from the heart
Divine light
Shines
To the farthest stars.
* * *
'Let's Imagine'
Let's imagine
That you found out
That you would
Die tomorrow.
What would you do?
Throw a party
So you could see your friends
And they could see you go out
In a blaze of glorious
Self-indulgence?
Get drunk
To forget your impending doom?
Or would you try
One last time
To make the world
A better place
Because you had been here.
Maybe you would
Call all your friends and family together
To say goodbye
And ask for forgiveness.
Maybe you would
Give a large donation to charity
Or change your will to help
Someone in dire need.
Maybe you would
Smile more,
Be kinder,
More considerate
To everyone.
Maybe you would
Pray
And ask God
To receive you
With love.
Maybe you will
(God forbid!)
Die tomorrow.
Who knows?
One day,
Each of us
Will face
That tomorrow.
So why wait 'til then
To ask forgiveness,
Give charity,
Smile,
And pray?
* * *
why e.e. cummings was right
why do we spell 'I'
with a capital
uppercase
'I'
there is only one
capital
uppercase
'I'
the One Who spoke
and the universe
came into being.
the One Who said
'I am GOD
your God....'
we are just
small
lowercase
'i's'
dreaming
the great dream
of 'I'.