All this war and blame
In each religion's name.
How can man against man fight
If God is all about love and light?
My religion tells it this way
No, mine says you can't be gay
Wait, mine says you're not going to heaven
Well, I'm going to die and get virgins, eleven.
Mohammed is right.
Jesus has the insight.
No, the Torah is older
But the Koran is much bolder.
How does anyone really know?
Have you seen a bush aglow?
Have you or you been to the other side?
I'd like to speak to one who's died.
Who gave us the right to judge one another?
Jesus said to show love to your brother.
The common thread was supposed to be love
But we're bogged down in push and shove.
Tolerance toward each other wouldn't be so hard
If we remembered that we all worship the same God.
We'd be teaching tolerance from the start
If we took each prophet's message straight from thier heart.
Each individual has thier own story
Some were taught to give God the glory.
Other's wonder if God even exists these days
Some let their own ego take all the praise.
Live and let live with love, not hate
Just in case there is a pearly gate.
If we could spend less time judging our fellow man
We'd have more time to see the bigger plan.
Yes, there is some true evil out there
There are some forces that we need to fear.
But if each of us could just see the big picture from above
We'd see how alike we really are when viewed through love.
Tolerance toward each other wouldn't be so hard
If we remembered that we all worship the same God.
We'd be teaching tolerance from the start
If we took each prophet's message straight from their heart.
The religions are all man made
Over time the message could fade.
Based on the prophet's word
Passed down from those alive that heard.
The light and love deep inside
That's what we shouldn't hide.
We're all just energy holding together each atom's glow
It's the individual spirit that we each need to know.
© Sheryl A. Skutelsky, 2012. All rights reserved.
Leon Jacobson: I checked out your poetic spirituality blog site, and was awed by the introductory photo of sky earth and water, and was almost brought to tears by your poetic verse related to the philosophical theology of religion in our world today. I must admit that I am totally in agreement with your thoughts. My concept of the universe is that it was always there and is constantly dynamic and changing, and will be there forever. My perception and thoughts of a loving God is basically the same as you seem to feel and express with your poetic verse. My brain thinking processes has always been driven by scientific analysis. Your poetic approach brings it into a human experience of love and compassion. I sincerely thank you for sharing your thoughts, and I love you as part of my family.
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