I lost a friend some months ago
'rest in peace', we all said,
a heartfelt wish that we all use
in honouring the dead.
I hope the wish we give comes true
as from this life they leave,
but flipping through the Bible, though
it's not as I perceive.
Saint Luke mentions heavenly hosts,
Angels, and Cherubims
who sing, constantly praising God
with their eternal hymns.
They must take turns and work in shifts,
this multitude in heaven,
all voices raised in Divine praise
an endless 24/7.
Not my idea of peace and quiet,
I wouldn't get much slumber,
that peace I wish, I don't buy it,
that din from such a number.
Perhaps in Hell it's quieter,
although there is less room,
as bathed in those Satanic flames
the damned all face their doom.
The groaning there may not be from
torture Satan employs,
but demons knocking on heaven's door
to complain about the noise.
If God sent you a messenger,
Who bore unwanted news,
And told you to prostrate yourself,
What response would you choose?
Would you accept a message that
Laid waste to all your views;
That claimed, in your pursuit of truth,
You've overlooked the clues?
And if the messenger revealed,
That truth evades your sight,
Would you believe he’s heaven sent,
Or from the darkest night?
Did any of God’s messengers
From Noah to Saint Luke,
Share ego stroking messages,
Or was it God’s rebuke?
For when a message challenges
The things we think we know,
Reproach will be the proud response,
With every stone we throw.
We vilify the messenger,
And cast him from our sight.
The Lord would never speak through him,
To tell us we aren't right!
Though our ways are not the Lord’s ways,
And His thoughts aren't our thoughts,
We still believe we know the truth,
And can connect the dots.
But none will enter through the gate,
Knowing more than the least.
The truth cannot be found within
The scientist or priest.
For truth exists beyond the flesh,
The lens your eyes look through.
Knowledge is nothing more than faith,
In what you hope is true.
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