I was asked the question
“Do I believe?”
I used to believe,
But no longer,
The christian god is a myth.
Where my wife prayed to him,
Prayed and sung his virtues
For ALL her long life
He just took her,
Took her into the realms of dementia.
No matter how I prayed
He just was not there,
Not there for her.
She was taken from me
And on that day I realised,
Realised that religion was a myth,
Organised religion was a myth.
So I renounced christianity
In that moment I became free.
It was as if a weight had been lifted,
Had been lifted from my shoulders.
I was free,
Free to worship My God and My Spirit,
No more untruths told to me,
Told to me by organised religion.
So now I can say I am free,
And may YOUR god go with you.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: February 23rd, 2022 02:20
- Comment from author about the poem: Blue Orchid asked me to contribute in a Fusion Poem about christian belief, so I did and this is what I wrote. I used to be a Chaplain to the Sea Cadets not so many years ago so I knew about christianity and used to teach it - that no longer exists and I feel free.
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I may have left these very same words on another poem of yours or possibly someone else's, some time ago,but I feel an urge to speak them every chance I get. Organized religion is nothing more than a monument to man's ego.🌞🕊 cheers Andy 🍻
Thank you WJG, so very true.
Andy
If leaving 'organised religion', that can be good - the rules, regulations, messing about, etc.
I'm not sure that you have left belief in God.
I believe in My God, I have been touched by My God.
Andy
I hear you loud & clear my golden friend .. You are far from being alone .. Neville
Thank you Neville, so true I am far from being alone.
Andy
All I ever want to express about the Holey (note the added 'e') Trinity: God, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy may be found in a brief search of my back catalogue.
If, however, you have belief (and here 'belief ' is the relevant word) in 'My God and My Spirit' then go for it, Andy - what ever keeps you grounded and sane.
Thank you Dave, keeping grounded and sane is so important.
Andy
God is within me, the goodness in me! Sometimes I wonder if forgetting is a blessing!
As always , very deep poem!
Thank you Dove.
Andy
I totally agree with your sentiments expressed so well today. I too was a christian and abandoned that belief through it's inadequacies whan a personal disaster affected my family. Since then I too have realised the presence of the real god which is always with me.
I mock the condescending preachers of organised religious mumbo-jumbo who post on here such as the one who calls himself "forever jesus" and his kind.
I knew that you would agree d a, we are of the same mind in this.
Andy
Okay I can relate to Robert on this one. I would classify myself as agnostic. I don't believe nor disbelieve in the divine. But I respect all who do have faith in religions. Either way, you wrote this well. Nice job! 💛
Thank you Rocky, yes we all have our own ways of belief.
Andy
In a man's kindness
In true humanity
God resides
So true spilleronsheet.
Andy
It really breaks my heart to see so many that has turned their backs on our Lord,it really is a sad day to know this, still Dion and I will pray for you all and pray that God will soften your hearts once again.
But My God has softened my heart and it does not need organised religion to to tell me how to do it.
Andy
To each his own. I respect all who have faith in religion. Whatever brings comfort and eases distress and grief. A thought provoking piece.
Thank you Rozina, I have that respect for all as long as they do not try to force their religious beliefs on me.
Andy
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