credo 1 - logos


over the ages we have disputed with integrity - and not,
we have pondered over holy scriptures - and fought.
we have laboured to frame our understanding -
to direct our perspective - and order our living.


in our great fear of life and of tomorrow -
we do not sleep except remembering our creator.
yet when dreaming dims we forget this knowing -
and create with focused hope our tapestries of belief.


what creed or rule or purpose might we respect?
what shines in us to light another's way?
what words invite us to better choices?
what divine energy awakens our conscience?


when jesus called the unfathomable g_d "father".
when his living and dying showed us g_d's intentions.

credo considers what is - after considering what is not.
wondering about the way religions both divide and inspire us
word cloud courtesy of wordle - with the poem's words as input.
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