If I could create my own god
a soul of both solace and mirth
He who needs no one’s flatteries
nor demands them from all the earth
He would not possess jealousy
a trait that even men despise
Showing each one he is equal
within the lord of this worlds eyes
Having made of each a sinner
he would love all of us the same
Blaming himself for our failings
not tempering us in a flame
Our lives would be a tapestry
a quilt of love, that beauty built
Where he'd take pride in what we are
and not punish us, for his guilt
Tate
May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014 at 2:35 PM UTC
If I could create my own god
a soul of both solace and mirth
He who needs no one’s flatteries
nor demands them from all the earth
He would not possess jealousy
a trait that even men despise
Showing each one he is equal
within the lord of this worlds eyes
Having made of each a sinner
he would love all of us the same
Blaming himself for our failings
not tempering us in a flame
Our lives would be a tapestry
a quilt of love, that beauty built
Where he'd take pride in what we are
and not punish us, for his guilt
Tate
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 ***** 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.
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