Matthew Anish Poet Blank verse

Judaism and Christianity

The two religions 
have some things in common 
They differ about the Messiah issue 
Christians think that Jesus was the Messiah 
Jews deny this 
Both religions all upon one to lead an upright life
Not so easy to do!
but we all must try 
Try to avoid hatred and take 
care of the ill and the hungry 
Try to treat people well 
Try to avoid hatred of others different than you 
Try to bring out the love in our lives 
Personally I like to get up and dance at services
Believe me - I want to dance 
Dance before the one before who 
All pretense is useless
I wish peace to all who read this

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M. L. Kiser October 14, 2018 at 12:13 PM And peace to your my poetic brother. I wish the Christian religions would allow dance; as far as I know, it's only the denomination of Pentecostal that allows dance. I was raised in a catholic/baptist/christian environment. Because of the diverse individuals I've worked with, I think I've read almost every holy book out there. This was a beautiful sentiment you've penned and oh, so true. Your light is really glowing.

Andrea Dietrich October 1, 2018 at 3:40 PM ahhh, you made the edit.Awesome!!!

Agnes Krampe September 25, 2018 at 2:44 PM Great sentiment, Matthew. Peace to you, too.

Andrea Dietrich September 24, 2018 at 6:07 PM this is so lovely , Matt. there is a typo line 10, card should be care.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 24, 2018 at 2:25 PM Lovely message Matthew, thank you! xomo