April 16, 2017
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. The twin themes for this week are Passover, the first night of which
falls on April 10, and Easter, which falls on April 16.
Today’s poem is about the beauty of religious diversity.
I welcome comments on my poems at
http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.
Yours,
Nick Gordon
God, if there is one,
looks down upon the world
And sees
its religions squabbling beneath Him.
What does
He think of our parsings of His word
And the
many ways His worshipers perceive Him?
How
beautiful! He thinks. How like a garden!
Delightful!
Such a perfect panoply!
A
spiritual version of My Eden,
Each
faith a flowering, fruit-bearing tree!
Why can’t
they see their complementary beauty,
Enjoying
the impressionistic view,
And dwell
in peace and love, as is their duty,
Giving
every kind of grace its due?
Don’t
they know I love them equally,
As they must love,
if they would love Me?
© by Nicholas Gordon
Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I
chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/godift.html.
For more poems about religion, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/religiouspoems.html
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This week’s theme: Easter and Passover
April 10: Religions Live in a Crowded Neighborhood
April 11: Easter and Pesach, Eternally Linked
April 12: Every Religion Has Blood on Its Hands
April 13: Easter and Passover Go Together
April 15: Praised Be Those Who Marry Out of Love
April 16: God, if There Is One, Looks Down upon the World
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