Long Episcopalian Poems

God's Name

Is God Jewish, keeping kosher
and laying down the Law?
[Though the Israelite name 
was unpronounceable--no vowels,
because what human can truly 
speak the name of God....] 

Is God a Roman Catholic,
with an army of saints behind him?

Or maybe He's a Mennonite,
plainly dressed and plainly spoken?

Could God be a fiery Baptist,
reminding us that hell's torment 
is as real as heaven's joy?

Might He be an Episcopalian, 
soft-spoken, and all so polite?
[Though in England He would
say He's an Anglican, and have
a classy British accent...] 

Perhaps God is a Hindu, 
manifesting in 33 million ways,
or maybe He likes to be called 
Allah in the desert places?

What does it matter what 
God's name is, so long as
you seek Him, and know
you are not God...?