My Christian faith I have dismissed,
Dismissed from my life,
And I was free.
Where was it when Joyce suffered,
Suffered for so long with dementia.
She had praised Jesus all her long life,
So had I,
But where was he when he was needed.
I dismissed religion from my life
And it was as if a weight had been lifted,
Lifted from my body and mind,
And I was free.
I still went to church
To sing in the choir,
And to meet good friends,
But my belief was gone,
And I was free.
The woman spoke,
Spoke at church
And she said some words,
Words that I agreed with.
“Go back to the basics,
The basics of your faith”,
I thought about this
And she was right,
And so was I,
My basic faith was true,
Nothing to do with religion
Just a Spirit that was with me,
That was part of me.
MY Spirit was there,
There with me,
And I was free.
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Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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Comments5
I expect you find church more than a social club, which it can be for some people.
I don't know - maybe it's 'religion' you are turning from, not Christianity. Though Christianity is one religion!
One hymn has 'My chains fell off, my heart was free' but that's about finding Christianity / religion / spirituality, whatever we may call it.
I believe christianity is a farce and not true, I believe Jesus was real but he was just a good person and I look upon him as the first Hippie.
Andy
there you go Andy
you've gone
and inspired me to waffle-on
yet again, forgive me;
what a sincere write
and a most perfect
musical accompaniment
thank you! dear Poet
(there is a line from a poem
I have yet to share, it goes:
'for naked, I am clothed'...
It is strange, my cherished friend
how
we grandiosely immortalise, some
aspects of our lives
and marginalise as common, others
for example
who's to say, we can't make a religion
formed of those who walk through life with us
daily
those, who care for us and always
seem to have
a fee minutes free, to share a beer
or two
on a rainy day
those, who bring smiles and chuckles
into our lives
we may call them family or friends
and 'they'
may be just that one person
who fills our heart to bursting;
but, aren't they
the cornerstones of our daily lives
those, very
churches and avenues to hope and faith
in our fellow, fallible humans
affording us a semblance of meaning
in this absurd, existence - thing..
why not make, mutual
kindness, Love and affection
our deities
and our closest loved ones
our saints
and we'll just worship them
as best we can
and call that, our belief system...)
'and have free car parking in the town.'
🤣
Thank you for your wise words Mek, especially
"who's to say, we can't make a religion
formed of those who walk through life with us
daily
those, who care for us and always
seem to have
a fee minutes free, to share a beer
or two
on a rainy day"
they are so very true, we will have to share that beer one day.
Andy
🍻
‘We’re here because we’re here’ Is all we can truly know.
The rest belief; buy if it suits you - give it a bow.
If you have peace of mind then that’s good enough for you,
But regrettably this is one meal I cannot chew.
Keep well anyway, Andy.
We each have our own meals to chew Dave and that is the way life should be as long as we show respect for each other.
Keep well.
Andy
Respect is the key, Andy - which should include the free expression of views.
No lack of respect there from where I'm standing.
Take care.
You have spoken the truest words, my friend. When you've found that faith inside yourself, you've found the true you, and that's a beautiful thing.
Thank you Bella, yes finding your own faith is so true.
Andy
Really great poem, when it comes to faith I think we all struggle a little bit.
Thank you Tammy, I no longer struggle as I know My Spirit is with me.
Andy
Your welcome and am so glad to hear..
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