GOD SPEAKS? A few thoughts concerning theological debates

	God spoke to Moses through a burning bush
	and to Marat through a funeral pyre

	God spoke to Tesla across electric currents
	and to Ben-Gurion through zinc-plated wires

	God spoke to Bach through musical notes
	and to Orpheus through both quill & lyre

	God speaks to each through different voices

	Which God?
	Which voices?

	Ah
	Such questions invite ceaseless ire 


Anya:   Hmm. Whenever humans claim to know things about God, they invariably 
        get into trouble.

Devani: To the contrary – faith in God might well be the only thing saving us 
        from trouble.

Carlos: Hmm. I look at this way: trouble is going to come no matter what
        we believe. However, humble faith can make calamity more endurable.

Brice:  (smirking) Humble faith? Ahh, aren't religions by definition arrogant?

Carlos: I don't know, but humble faith is rooted in something deeper than dogma. . .

Brice:  Hmm? What's called 'humility' often seems like weakness. Isn't it easy to 
        confuse the two?

Devani: For sure. Human strength like that of a flea. Generally it is insignificant, 
        but sometimes surprising.


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from POEATIONS: Explorations in meta-poetry by T Newfields
Summary: Some reflections on the various ways people define God
Keywords: religious relativism, theological paradigms, metaphysical speculations, dogmatic debates

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 1994 in Shizuoka, Japan ☆ Finished: 2018 in Yokohama, Japan
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