Regular readers on this site know how well the poet has studied her Bible.

She has similarly, to a greater or lesser degree, studied all of the world’s major, and many of its minor, religions.

This was her takeaway.

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Recorded Reading (2:15): https://www.dropbox.com/s/ockoil0wrrsyen8/Only%20One%20Gospel.mp3?dl=0

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Only One Gospel

The language of religion
Is everywhere the same
In every age of history
That one might care to name

So similar to one another
Our religions be
That Hindus, Muslims, Jews
As well as Christianity

Have holy texts’ beginnings
Exactly identical
So same be every message
Human visionaries tell:

In the beginning was the Word
Each one of them assure
And that the Word was with our God
Of this they all are sure

Likewise, that the Word and God
Became one entity
And also that speaking that Word
Caused all we know to be

And indications ~ many ~ of
Divine universality
Go far beyond these simple few
For there passages be

In holy texts existing
Since the dawn of history
In diff’rent words describe the same
Exact reality

One wonders why we are at war
Each other to convince
Of identical tenets,
Why we use our words to mince

More minor complications
Than anybody need
When holy texts and inner hearts
Are all that we must heed

So let our brother walk his path
And we’ll walk ours beside
Neither wasting energy
The other’s to deride

For if we look more closely
Then we will surely find
All those paths lead equally
None gone ahead, none left behind,

The strong to no advantage
Unless they help the weak,
Unto that selfsame Deity
That every soul must seek

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Homeless until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ this poet presently lives under perpetual threat of towing with all possessions should her 23-year-old van stop running for any reason.

She is badly in need of a modest reserve with which to field any emergency which might occur.

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