Gudspeake
God spoke to Moses
through a burning bush
and to Marat
through a funeral pyre
God spoke to Edison
across electric currents
and to Ben-Gurion
through zinc-plated wires
God spoke to Bach
through musical notes
and to Dante
through quilled lyres
God speaks to each
through different voices
Which God?
Which voices?
Ahh
Such questions invite
much 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, a humble faith can make calamity more endurable. |
| Bruce: | Humble faith? Isn't organized religion generally arrogant? |
| Carlos: | It is. Humble faith is rooted in something more than dogma and it generally goes unnoticed. |
| Bruce: | Hmm. What's called 'humility' often seems like weakness to me. Isn't it easy to confuse the two? |
| Devani: | No - human strength is but the power of a flea. Over time we will all become humbled. |
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