God Pain -,Not

I First one feels family-hood As Muslims or Hindus may do Upon learning, "she's Catholic, he Hindu" Soon, what denomination are You? Or, are you a Druze, Shi',i, Sunni or Jew? Then God becomes estranged Because we want to help but use chains II A west African told my daughter in 1995 "My money is blessed, not your kind," As with bumper stickers - most unkind But cute, smart even, but does it teach? The love if your God? He couldn't luv all St. Francis said, words not best to preach Are our lives, yours & mine, within His reach