We have to keep our God placated with prayers, and even then we are never sure of him -- how much higher and finer is the Indian's God......Our illogical God is all-powerful in name, but impotent in fact; the Great Spirit is not all-powerful, but does the very best he can for his injun and does it free of charge.
Mark Twain
It seems that it truly is our own intolerance of others that will do us all in. We need to occasionally look at ourselves and the things we believe. How else can we ever effect change. It almost makes me wonder why Jesus decided to come here as a 6 ft white man with blue eyes. This in a area where the population is under six ft tall and has light brown skin and brown eyes. He certainly would have stood out. We all know what populations do to those who are different. It is enough to ponder that a man doesn't know if he should laugh or cry! Could it be as simple an observation as this? Could it be true that man created God in his own image? That would surely be one way of explaining him acting like us.
My Review
Would you like to review this Poem? Login | Register
A very powerful, very courageous write. Although we all seem to think differently about religion- I wanted to comment on the beauty and elegance that this poetic piece of writing exuberates. 'Our lives would be a tapestry, a quilt of love that beauty built'- stunning imagery- and this piece has a wonderful flow about it. On a more personal note of its contents: ‘Do I believe In God?- Yes.’ But I also believe that God would want us to ask questions and to never stop searching for what ‘we’ believe in as individuals and as a whole. To find out what helps us get through life and experience it in all its glory. To learn to from every step we take and to pass our experience, our lessons and our love on to others. Not to doubt that there is a higher power than ourselves, but to find what it is that we believe in our own heart of hearts. I do not think that it is for us to prove in our own time, but to just believe… And to have the vast majority of the world believe… That is some miracle. No matter what name you give to it.
Thank you for sharing your incredible talent.
Posted 11 Years Ago
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
11 Years Ago
You always seem to intently study what you read.i appreciate that immensely. I never have been one .. read moreYou always seem to intently study what you read.i appreciate that immensely. I never have been one to be led by the masses .I always make up my own mind. I look at the Soviet Union for instance and there was a government and way of living adhered to by an entire culture.Yet flawed to the core. I think we always need to evolve.If I were thew father of humanity I would not create a subspecies below me in every way. As a father i want my son to become more than me not to strive to be worthy of me.
"More than me" , (A hitch hiker on your conversation) "More than me" I believe is a very Christen th.. read more"More than me" , (A hitch hiker on your conversation) "More than me" I believe is a very Christen thought,not a universal one ,though it would be nice if all thought that way.
11 Years Ago
You are no hitch hiker lol To me you are a fellow traveler on the light /
You have set to pen of page a most profoundly thought provoking pies of sheer logic and reason's wisdom that shines within any Free Thinker's open mind ... Magnificent ...!
To share one of my favorite Mark Twain Quotes: "If there was an all-powerful God, he would have made all good, and no bad."
I have read this and come back to it many times now to get my fingers on the pulse of this write. Inside the lines beat such a sense of synchronicity in your expressions to many of my feelings its as if you were reading my mind as you wrote this. as I am sipping my coffee from my mark Twain mug and smiling of such tender sentiments written in such a fine form and rhythm
Posted 5 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
We all know the truth we just don’t wanna face it. Thank you for commenting on this. What we have.. read more We all know the truth we just don’t wanna face it. Thank you for commenting on this. What we have done is not make it illegal to comment on such things but make it socially unacceptable to talk about these things. Did God create us or did we create him there in lies the question ?
Totally agree Tate. I could end the review there, but I won't. There aren't many religious pieces I read that I can agree with, but this God should be the one that all faiths agree on, and when they can do that, then I'll start listening.
Faith and belief should be only love and peace, not hatred and war, but as long as we keep seeing differences, then we shall keep breaking deadly sins and commandments in their name.
Sometimes I feel like there was some pages missing or stuck together in those ancient tomes.
I hope they turn up soon so we can finally agree and start being united. Just think what we could achieve. 😀
Love this. So simply and clearly stated that it packs a mighty punch.
Posted 5 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
Thank you Lorry I am grateful to you for these sentiments. You are right of course there are things .. read moreThank you Lorry I am grateful to you for these sentiments. You are right of course there are things missing. 20 major works removed from the Bible most of them gospels such as Thomas Mary Magdalene on and on. Anything that didn’t agree with the male version of the Catholic faith.
Tate, i don't even know where to start with this one. You have expressed the thoughts so many keep inside. whether I agree or not is debatable...but still, the thoughts remain.
Posted 5 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
Thank you Susan. I know it’s a very controversial subject. Most people wouldn’t dare even bring .. read moreThank you Susan. I know it’s a very controversial subject. Most people wouldn’t dare even bring it up. But there it is for all to see and all comments are welcome.
5 Years Ago
Taters, I keep coming back to this one.Maybe it's the urge to debate your opinions here..I am so tem.. read moreTaters, I keep coming back to this one.Maybe it's the urge to debate your opinions here..I am so tempted to let my daughter read this one over... ( girl has some might powerful faith)
5 Years Ago
I say let her read it knowledge isn’t Dangerous
5 Years Ago
:-) she only knows her sustaining breath..we'll just leave this one alone.
5 Years Ago
Fair enough
5 Years Ago
Thought provoking write..even if we don't agree. :-)
5 Years Ago
That was the point of the poem I wrote it to make people think and question the things that they bel.. read moreThat was the point of the poem I wrote it to make people think and question the things that they believe in. You know I try to tell my daughter who is a Baptist that her faith came from my own families faith the Catholics 1400 years after the Catholic faith was invented to which she has no idea what I’m talking about. Time has a way of a racing reality
5 Years Ago
Now Tate...how on earth did a raised Catholic boy know that?? It didn't come from your Catholic trai.. read moreNow Tate...how on earth did a raised Catholic boy know that?? It didn't come from your Catholic training..
5 Years Ago
No it didn’t but I have an inquisical nature while most would say that I simply don’t believe. .. read moreNo it didn’t but I have an inquisical nature while most would say that I simply don’t believe. That’s not the case I simply question everything I believe and I research things all the time for some reason I’m fascinated with religion. Why I don’t know exactly I have religious conversations even with my Muslim doctor to which I told him the other day. Strange fact. The Jewish faith the Christian faith and the Muslim faith have one main thing in common. All three started with Abraham each one branched off from there the strange thing is if you want to become a Jew the Jewish people will try to talk you out of it. They will make you think on it a long time before you decide to become one where as Christians and Muslims try to force their faith on you and tell you that there’s is the only way and those who do not conform our set upon by the rest and uncomfortable truth. But at the rate that the Muslim faith is growing by the year 2050 there will be more Muslims on earth and there are Christians.
5 Years Ago
With respect (of course) In my experience, it seems the more "intellectual in nature" seem to strugg.. read moreWith respect (of course) In my experience, it seems the more "intellectual in nature" seem to struggle the most with faith. You seem to have a harsh view on Christianity...Where is Grace in your concept?
5 Years Ago
I have a real problem with Christianity this is it I think of the traits of a good man selflessness.. read more I have a real problem with Christianity this is it I think of the traits of a good man selflessness honesty
5 Years Ago
The problem I have is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the new can’t be reconciled in m.. read moreThe problem I have is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the new can’t be reconciled in my mind they are either two different people or else the old testament pretty much explains where God came from we obviously must’ve been banded him because he asked just like us jealous better Kr The problem I have is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the new can’t be reconciled in my mind they are either two different people or else the Old Testament pretty much explains where God came from we obviously must’ve invented him because he asked just like us jealous bitter cruel. I look at the political scene in our country for instance all of the people who follow Donald Trump for instance and I think to myself these people claim to be Christian I don’t want to be anything like that. My other problem with Christianity is simply this suppose you created mankind as a subculture of yourself which is what we’re told. But unlike every father who ever lived You don’t want mankind to ever become as great as you or to exceed you. You then leave him to the mercy of the streets and once grown you turn back and say I don’t like the way he turned out well every father on earth would say if my children turned out poorly it was my fault because I failed to give them guidance. But our God does just the opposite in fact rather than taking the responsibility himself he decides to let his only son pay for his crime All I can say is he had best not ask me to let my son pay for my crimes that’s not what good men do
5 Years Ago
Sorry about the poor typing and spelling I was trying to tell my phone to write this but it obviousl.. read moreSorry about the poor typing and spelling I was trying to tell my phone to write this but it obviously doesn’t copy what I say verbatim
5 Years Ago
Ah..I've caught a couple key points, just can't respond at moment, but I will.
5 Years Ago
Tate, i am dyslexic. there is never going to be a spelling mistake i am going to catch...ever. dont .. read moreTate, i am dyslexic. there is never going to be a spelling mistake i am going to catch...ever. dont worry. Now, God claims to be a fair and just God. (please..if want I'd pull bible verse..if need be) THERE has to be a judgment. Any loving parent knows that chidren must be held accountable as they grow...you get the point. A "punishment" had to happen..or God was not true to his own word. The punishment took place in the son (jesus christ) This was the plan from the start...so God loved the world he gave his only son. Could you argue that point? one son for another? sure. I've always questioned but why??? could there have been another way IDK. Now, also remeber, Jesus MADE the decision to die on the cross.It was HIS choice to follow the will of God.was this the plan all along...probably. Now your point on worship confuses me also..though I understand with the catholic up bring. What is required is BELIEF in Christ...man places all the worship etc.. and worship can be confusing also. Are you refering to the constant praise, church, bowing....or living a life or in a way that "worships God??
5 Years Ago
Yes I can argue that point. If God created man and failed to educate him failed to guide his hand an.. read moreYes I can argue that point. If God created man and failed to educate him failed to guide his hand and allowed him to turn to the Darkside so to speak and God is responsible. The judgment is on him the buck stops here so the president wants t if God created man and failed to educate him failed to guide his hand and allowed him to turn to the Darkside so to speak and God is responsible. The judgment is on him the buck stops here so President Truman once said. It is not for the innocent to pay for the crimes of the guilty. If God so loved the world he would’ve punished himself not someone who is innocent of his crime. What son wouldn’t want to die for his father to save his own father? That’s the sign of a good son but to sacrifice your own son for your sins is the sign of a bad father. No good father wants to be worshiped that is a narcissistic traits. If someone is superior in knowledge kindness giving them the last thing they want is your worship what a good man wants is for you to emulate him be like him grow up to be a better man than him from the reports in the Bible of our god that wouldn’t take much I could do a better job running the universe than he did so could you
5 Years Ago
I need to stop using my phone to comment on these ill use the computer so i dont make so many mistak.. read moreI need to stop using my phone to comment on these ill use the computer so i dont make so many mistakes
5 Years Ago
When man places himself higher than God...we got a problem. Like i said..fair and just...requires co.. read moreWhen man places himself higher than God...we got a problem. Like i said..fair and just...requires consequences. tater chip..lets just agree to diagree :-)
5 Years Ago
I have always said...i have a list of questions. hopefully one day i know the answers.
5 Years Ago
my life last year was a great blessing. See if you can copy paste this and open it. https://www.face.. read moremy life last year was a great blessing. See if you can copy paste this and open it. https://www.facebook.com/tate.morgan1/posts/10156823646803586
"Our lives would be a tapestry a quilt of love, that beauty built" What a beautiful thought this is, Tate. Your spiritual views are logical....I like that. I think all men and women create a God they can identify with...a God who looks very much like themselves. Thought provoking words written in flawless rhythm and rhyme. Wonderful. Lydi**
Posted 6 Years Ago
6 Years Ago
Well thank you Lydia how kind of you to say. I agree we like acid that is just like us
truly ...it is human misconceptions of our Creator God ... not God's of us ... with all due respect my friend .. this is a sad sad poem to me ... we do fail ... all the time .. and we let fear replace real faith and tolerance .. but those are not the things that emanate from the god exampled and taught by Jesus Christ ...your poem is well done ... the sharp satire and subject are extremely important in my opinion ... open discussions a fruit of your labor Tate.
E.
Posted 6 Years Ago
6 Years Ago
Hi Gene hope you are well, just felt like storing the mind a bit when I wrote this one. We seem to h.. read moreHi Gene hope you are well, just felt like storing the mind a bit when I wrote this one. We seem to have corrupted to no end the idea of a loving god.
Your indictment of the "reality" of the Christian concepts of a loving all powerful God poses the question . Why is there so much persecution of its followers?; Testing to destruction, perhaps.!
Posted 6 Years Ago
6 Years Ago
Yeah I know. I had the misfortune of attending a baptist sermon the other day. It was all about mone.. read moreYeah I know. I had the misfortune of attending a baptist sermon the other day. It was all about money and politics. Followed by an intensely abusive session of how those who are not them are all going to hell lol it was to
My mind brain washing for any weak minded souls then they brought out a child dressed in rags with a hiidnover her to hide “ her shame” to which they told the children this is what you have to look forward to if you don’t get on your knees and praise Jesus as your lord and savior. I wasn’t impressed
Careful, God created man in hid image..
We are not God.
Alow we act as if we are.
Which is entirely to different concepts..
Pride comes before a fall.
Becareful we reap what we sow..
Posted 6 Years Ago
6 Years Ago
Yeah I get that. He is the only one to ever create a subspecies of himself and not wish that they sh.. read moreYeah I get that. He is the only one to ever create a subspecies of himself and not wish that they should surpass him. Every father I ever knew wished their children to be better than themselves. I dint think it’s our pride that is the problem here it seems it is his.
I am not sure if the words are yours or Mark Twain's but, beautiful though they are, they are in error.
Hellfire is not a Biblical teaching, it is a church one. And surely, you can appreciate that people are imperfect, despite God's appeals to us to listen to his guidance. The Bible says "He permitted the nations to go their own way." How can we blame our creator for the selfish mistakes we make? The scriptures put it very clearly when they say "It is the foolishness of earthling man that distorts his way, and so he becomes enraged at God."
I just wanted to set the record straight. We are all selfish and imperfect.
The words are mine thank you. My problem with our god is not that we were made in his image not that.. read moreThe words are mine thank you. My problem with our god is not that we were made in his image not that we are imperfect It is that we fail to recognize that he too is just as flawed as we are. That and you cannot demand love from another by extortion. Meaning the threat of hell and damnation. Love is a thing earned and given freely not demanded at the point of a sword. thank you for your thoughts
6 Years Ago
I appreciate your honesty, and I respect your concerns about God but I am disappointed that you don'.. read moreI appreciate your honesty, and I respect your concerns about God but I am disappointed that you don't acknowledge my point about Hell not being literal. God does not force people to love him.
6 Years Ago
I will acknowledge your point and it is well taken i myself do not believe in hell. I do believe you.. read moreI will acknowledge your point and it is well taken i myself do not believe in hell. I do believe you are right on that point
Available from Amazon
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I am a product of the Midwest. Raised on the plain states of North America. I was nurtured on a .. more..
![[send message]](https://www.writerscafe.org/images/mail.png){kind=small}
![[befriend]](https://www.writerscafe.org/images/friend.png){kind=small}
first
prev
Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Read Request
My Library
Flag Writing
