Mum Told Me
Mum used to tell me
the bible contradicts itself
and that's true
but is it like a riddle
waiting to be solved
the bible says
God created man in his image
so God should look like a man
But then it goes on
to speak more about God
God came down from the heavens
to walk on earth as a man
In the garden of Eden
so was he a man
before he came down to the earth
or did he change shape
to walk on the earth as a man
When Moses met him in the desert
he was a burning brush
and up, on the mountain
When Moses went up to talk to God
he couldn't look at him without
it, killing him, so God appears to be able
to change shape and power levels
He also appeared at the door
of Moses tent in the exodus
of Hebrew people
as they walked through the desert
he appeared as a cloud
with fire inside the cloud
Moses wrote the first five books
of the bible the Torah
Perhaps dictated to Moses
by God sitting at the door of his tent
I wonder, did God simplify
the story of creation
so Moses could understand
after all, Moses knew nothing
of the universe could Moses
understand the concept of atoms
coming together to create a sun
Could Moses understand the concept
of DNA programming to create a person
or did God simply create a story
that Moses could understand
a story of creation that his mind
could comprehend
I'm told that I have to believe
with blind faith
sorry people that's not me
I like to question, comprehend and think
blind faith has you paying dollars
to people that spend it on themselves
blind faith allowed Manson
to lead a dozen teenagers
on a killing spree
Blind faith allowed you to become
a puppet in the hands of other people
I like to read think and study
back into history and use your own brain
what did the church do in the past
what does the bible say they should do
thou shalt not kill
is pretty simple and pretty clear
if your religion is telling you to kill people
or pay them money
so they can build mansions for themselves
God says you can tell my people
from the fruit of their trees
people that devote their lives
to looking after, the sick and the injured
devote their lives to helping, not molesting children
They are Gods people
they can be found as firemen
risking their lives to help other's
teachers fighting to provide an education
all over the world, good people
fight to make a better world
and selfish people scheme
to take your money
Copyright © Bernard Barclay | Year Posted 2020
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