On the Path
Religion or Spirituality
It's a mix, a blend,
the latest, last and final trend
subtle inuendos neither foe nor friend.
How many ask the question
and just who gets to decide together or apart
thoughts of our minds and souls and hearts
the answer is unknown and only tries to hide.
An author once said
Organized Religion is the detriment to finding God
some say you need not search, after all, isn't God dead?
I cannot accept that concept in my mind
my God lives, thrives, survives
the creator of all life, space, and time
no matter how much we might try to deny,
Perhaps for some, religion is a necessity at first
in the early years of childhood after birth,
to set a path of determination for any faith to win
formulating a routine for a seeker's self-discipline,
to know which direction we need to go
living life as best we can within its flow.
Perhaps, the path is less clear and more diverse
in an effort to satisfy their own thirst
where each individual must find their way,
and seek the path in which to pray
recognizing the reality of life unrehearsed,
everyone is given a measure of their just deserts.
I am convinced, having looked at all sides now
that each one of us must find their own truth somehow
be it a religion to give us a start
there to find the revelations within our heart
to touch the very how and why
we are born, live, and die.
Just breathe it all in, open wide the door,
it was never yourself you were looking for-
it is the Creator, alive and well
the God of your soul
the One, who you know and can tell
the secrets of your heart as you grow
waiting in the calm, for you to come home.
The Unseeking Seeker's contest
on religion or spirituality
5/16/21
Copyright © DM Babbit | Year Posted 2021
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