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It Is Not God's Will

It is not God's will When disaster befalls the innocent, it is not God's will Hope that the evil one will not repent, it is not God's will When a tornado strikes and destroys everything in it's path Some believe that the wind was heaven sent, it is not God's will When the greedy kill and destroy part of God's own handiwork Blameless hands to God they cannot present, it is not God's will When self righteous ones point the finger and judge others as bad How can they explain it at Christ's judgement, it is not God's will When a drunk driver decides to take the wheel and takes a life That decision he will surely lament, it is not God's will When people blame God for all the evil that happens today Taught by those in glorious white vestments, it is not God's will 15 syllables per line John Derek Hamilton April 27,2016

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 5/2/2016 3:52:00 AM

A great ghazal:) all such disasters are not God's will but sometimes He allows them, maybe as a warning to come back to HIM:)

John Hamilton
Date: 5/2/2016 7:14:00 AM

You're right he allows, different than causing, good insight, all warning examples should draw humans to his love, Thanks Jo for comments

Pashang Salehi

Date: 5/1/2016 8:50:00 PM

Very well written for the second attempt.

Pashang Salehi
Date: 8/5/2016 2:12:00 AM

You are very talented...

John Hamilton
Date: 5/2/2016 7:10:00 AM

Thanks Pashang

Robert Heemstra

Date: 4/29/2016 3:52:00 PM

Well written poem!

John Hamilton
Date: 4/29/2016 5:51:00 PM

Thanks Robert.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 4/28/2016 11:14:00 PM

Hey John: I think your ghazal has good meter and good use of repetition. I don't typically get into religious debates, but I just wanted to point out that certain passages challenge this ... Isaiah 45:7 says, "I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things" ... in the NT it also says that the rain falls on the just and the unjust .... the problem is that since we aren't omniscient we fail to grasp the bigger picture.

John Hamilton
Date: 4/29/2016 9:18:00 AM

Hi Timothy thanks for your comment on my ghazal it was my second attempt. As to your point from Isaiah of course God can create calamity but to whom? 3 times he created calamity the flood in Noahs day, destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and destruction of Jerusalem by Babylonians, but they were judgments against ungodly conduct, preceded by warnings, and the faithful were preserved, that is the criteria for an act of God. Also the rain falls on both shows he is impartial and provides for all humans, does not say destructive storm winds and rain. Thanks for your input.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 4/28/2016 11:16:00 PM

But I do agree with you that we can't blame God for what others have done because have free-will, and are free to make good or bad choices.

Lin Lane

Date: 4/27/2016 5:19:00 PM

Judgement of others and vengeance does not belong to us. An excellent ghazal, John.

John Hamilton
Date: 4/27/2016 8:11:00 PM

Thanks Lin