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God

Anne Brady 1954

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I believe there is one God,
called by many names.
God has been called Allah, Buddha,
Yah-weh, I am who am, Krishna.
Different cultures and religions
believe in a Supreme Being.
Yet instead of understanding that
it’s the same God, we fight over
whose God is better, right or stronger.
We should be coming together to do
what is right by following his commands.
His commands to love not just him,
but our neighbor.
If we loved one another, there would
be no murder, wars, stealing, envy, or adultery.
The world would be better off for it.

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This is my belief.

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Submitted by AnneBrady on April 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCDEFGGHIJGKLM
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 543
Words 110
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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Anne Brady

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  • Moomin
    Moomin
    Noble sentiments. You echo the frustrations of many people today. Religion, which should be a force for good, is so often divided and violent. What you say is so true, about love for neighbour - a simple thing, but we don't seem capable.

    Just for the record - "Allah" is Arabic, meaning "God." It is not a name. Buddha never claimed to be God. The true God, that Jesus believed in and reoresented, is "Yahweh" (English - "Jehovah"). It does matter who we worship, but we should not fight against those who do not know God.

    Well written.

    I wish you peace.     
    LikeReply 11 year ago
    • AnneBrady
      AnneBrady
      Thank you for liking my poem and for your kind words. May God bless you.
      LikeReply1 year ago

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