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Array ( [sid] => 169629 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => God, can You read me? [time] => 2011-12-25 08:49:51 [hometext] => The quest for God amid a sea of misrepresentation [bodytext] => Lord, I want so much
to believe in You, for
if You don't exist I stand
alone in a world of evil.
My belief in You is not threatened
by non-believers but instead by
the all-knowing hypocrits who pretend
to be temples where You dwell
assuming the right to do your tasks
of judging and exacting revenge,
people who interpret words
from a bible that does not bare
your signature but gives power
to self proclaimed prophets.
God, can I believe in You and not
the stories written and spoken;
tales of fire and flood, pillars of salt,
the ruthless testing of Job, a burning bush
asking a father to do the unthinkable.
You are, again if You do exist,
a mystery beyond the comprehension
understanding of a frail minded mankind
To stand by and allow men to
slaughter each other in Your name
and not strike down the phony evangelists
who use You and Your threat of hell
to extract riches from the pockets
of believers seeking truth baffles me,
as much as the fact that "evil" had to be
a concept in Your mind before becoming
a reality on earth. [comments] => 2 [counter] => 94 [topic] => 11 [informant] => maverick47 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => ChristianPoetry )

God, can You read me?

Contributed by maverick47 on Sunday, 25th December 2011 @ 08:49:51 AM in AEST
Topic: ChristianPoetry

Lord, I want so much
to believe in You, for
if You don't exist I stand
alone in a world of evil.
My belief in You is not threatened
by non-believers but instead by
the all-knowing hypocrits who pretend
to be temples where You dwell
assuming the right to do your tasks
of judging and exacting revenge,
people who interpret words
from a bible that does not bare
your signature but gives power
to self proclaimed prophets.
God, can I believe in You and not
the stories written and spoken;
tales of fire and flood, pillars of salt,
the ruthless testing of Job, a burning bush
asking a father to do the unthinkable.
You are, again if You do exist,
a mystery beyond the comprehension
understanding of a frail minded mankind
To stand by and allow men to
slaughter each other in Your name
and not strike down the phony evangelists
who use You and Your threat of hell
to extract riches from the pockets
of believers seeking truth baffles me,
as much as the fact that "evil" had to be
a concept in Your mind before becoming
a reality on earth.

Copyright © maverick47 ... [ 2011-12-25 08:49:51]
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Re: God, can You read me? (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 25th December 2011 @ 09:40:11 AM AEST
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Absolutely your God 'n' our Maker can read you and speak for you through you in this magnificent piece of word mastery! Oh boy, am I inspired by ya 'n' this post. A daily reread from here on.
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KenMoore
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Re: God, can You read me? (User Rating: 1 )
by Sam24 on Monday, 26th December 2011 @ 09:55:06 AM AEST
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I liked it. It was very inspiring, as many good poems and lyrics about religion are. Good bible references too.

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