L. J. Carber Poet Free verse

The Skeptic Asks For Proof

The skeptic says, prove it and I'll believe,
prove God is real and I'll believe--but,
I answer, how can I prove the reality
of a Being that is beyond the lines of
space and time, life and death: eternal....

How can I even grasp the idea of God,
when I can think one thought at a time,
speak with one voice at a time, hope
and love with but a single heart--how
can I see God with the eyes of men?

How can I prove my love for God,
His love for me, even for the skeptic?

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Andrea Dietrich June 22, 2019 at 8:31 PM fantastic poem. I totally relate to this. L. J. Carber June 23, 2019 at 8:24 AM Thanks, Andrea--- though I fear we may be in a minority nowadays,even here at Soup--though I pray to God I'm wrong.

Geoffrey Brewer May 24, 2019 at 4:02 AM As you say: ‘How can I even grasp the idea of God’ - although some essay to define nature, character, demeanour, gender! And even name! So it is not surprising that skeptics question THAT. For myself I think that there must be an ultimate reality that encompasses all others, but don’t know if that is a being with its own self awareness - whom we might address as ‘THOU’. Perhaps we shall only know when WE KNOW (not by being told) As always, Len, you raise an interesting point. Blessings. L. J. Carber May 24, 2019 at 10:09 AM You make a good point too, my friend. I suspect--and hope-- that God is a person, and that we may indeed be made in His image--the best parts at least. I learned 1/2 a century ago that my soul exists forever as a personality, so why not the Great Soul as well? After all, we can only truly long for another being...

Nette Onclaud May 20, 2019 at 2:18 PM LJ, each breath we take is life in itself and a free gift from God... thought-provoking piece...huggs L. J. Carber May 22, 2019 at 3:40 PM Thanks Nette-- it's good to hear from you!

Caren Krutsinger May 19, 2019 at 5:52 PM Idea: Show him a newborn baby. A rose. A willow tree. Those three things surely will be enough, right L.J.? If they are not, nothing would be. L. J. Carber May 20, 2019 at 9:15 AM I expect you're right. I have tried to reason with atheists who say just believing something doesn't make it true by countering with the logic that not believing something does not make it untrue-- but they never get it.