Login
|
Join PoetrySoup
Home
Submit Poems
Login
Sign Up
Member Home
My Poems
My Quotes
My Profile & Settings
My Inboxes
My Outboxes
Soup Mail
Contest Results/Status
Contests
Poems
Poets
Famous Poems
Famous Poets
Dictionary
Types of Poems
Videos
Resources
Syllable Counter
Articles
Forum
Blogs
Poem of the Day
New Poems
Anthology
Grammar Check
Greeting Card Maker
Classifieds
Quotes
Short Stories
Member Area
Member Home
My Profile and Settings
My Poems
My Quotes
My Short Stories
My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder
Soup Social
Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us
Member Poems
Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Random
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread
Member Poets
Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest
Famous Poems
Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100
Famous Poets
Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War
Poetry Resources
Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Email Poem
Your IP Address: 18.218.124.105
Your Email Address:
Required
Email Address Not Valid.
To Email Address:
Email Address Not Valid.
Required
Subject
Required
Personal Note:
Poem Title:
Poem
I’m going to reveal a fact about myself some of you may find odd… It’s that I am not religious…but I do believe in God. My God has given me a brain, a heart, a soul and encourages me to use them… She knows unless I use them often there’s a good chance I will lose them. And my brain and heart and soul are telling me my feelings aren’t absurd… as the line between the God I know…and some religions…have been blurred. Blurred by men and women who take God’s words and in His name create… a religion they think is absolute…and thus discriminates. Then other men and women create different religions….here’s where things get odd… as we end up with a myriad of religions and just as many Gods. And my God is okay with that….if it helps people find peace and love and grace… but She has witnessed from the beginning of time…this hasn’t always been the case. He’s seen the world He created become segregated an oftentimes He’s bereaved by unaccepting and unforgiving religions and the un-Godly things that they believe. She’s not quite sure what went wrong…but she knows it’s a little odd when people use their religion and hate others…and do so in the name of God. I certainly don’t have all the answers…even my God knows I’m flawed… but let me introduce you to my non-religious God. Before I begin let me apologize…although my God can be quite gracious… She has a lot to say…and He can be loquacious. My God does not sit upon a mountain top…or on a throne high in the sky… She is not waiting to judge me…the moment that I die. My God resides within my heart…He helps to calm my soul… He walks beside me on my journey…but lets me be in control. My God advises, supports and helps to guide me down my path… I certainly stand in awe of Her…but I do not fear Her wrath. My God believes in faith…and His prophecies aren’t grim because He has as much faith in me…as I have faith in Him. My God believes in hope…She’s not the voice of doom for is it not hope in the seedling…that allows the rose to bloom? My God believes in charity…He knows the key in how we live… is not how much we take from life…but…how much we give. Most of all may God believes in love…She knows love lights the way… and She cares not if I am straight…or bi…or lesbian…or gay. My God does not discriminate by the color of one’s skin… and He certainly doesn’t care if I am young or old…or tall or fat or thin. My God does not see differences in man or womankind… She loves each person equally…in that way…my God is blind. My God does not choose vengeance…He hasn’t the capacity to hate… It is some men and women, through their religions…who judge and desecrate. My God’s heart is replete with sorrow…Her soul is filled with shame when people degrade, and maim and murder…and do so in Her name. My God feels agony…I know how he abhors… when people use Him as a reason to fight…and call it a Holy War. For my God knows no war is holy…and she wishes they would cease. She prays for the day we use Her name and live in Holy Peace. No matter what people call their God…I know my God is sad when they praise Him for the good in life…and blame Him for the bad. My God is oftentimes confused and certainly perplexed when people think She controls what happens in this world and the next. My God understands good and evil are both a part of life…I think this makes Him wise He knows everyone can find happiness…and he knows everybody dies. My God has given me the ability to decide what is right and what is wrong She expects me to make mistakes..for she knows my journey’s long. But there is nothing in this world that would bring a broader smile to my God’s face than knowing everyone He has created tries to leave this world a better place. So there you have it…although long-winded…why I don’t think it odd That I put less faith in any one religion…and more faith in my God
CAPTCHA Preview
Type the characters you see in the picture
Required