I walk my path of life to the future
And on that walk I have opened many doors,
Each door gave me a new path.
Some took me to strange places
But most took me to places of wonder,
Places of wonder and delight.
One gate took me into religion,
That place where many worship,
Worship a god from that religion.
I followed that religion and its purpose,
Followed it for many years
Until that day I saw a new door,
A humble door of no apparent meaning.
I walked through that door and found faith,
The faith that was there for me.
No organised religion
Telling me what I should do.
I found My God and My Spirit
Who would be with me,
And who I would be with for eternity.
My Faith was mine
And it had none of the fallacies of religion,
Religion that was being force fed,
Force fed to others,
In the belief that their religion was true.
Mine was there for me
For me to believe in my mind and heart
That belief was mine and would always be mine
Be mine for my eternity.
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Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This came from something the Minister said in church yesterday
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Meanwhile - being daft - I didn't have much luck. If I believed in luck, that is - which I don't!
Erm, it's just that 'When one door opens, another one slams in my face'. Doh! lol.
And why they say 'If at first you don't succeed - give up. No point wasting time in not succeeding!'
Those doors will open for you one day Orchi.
Andy
(which 'God'?
so many to choose from
lol)
but in all seriousness
faith is a powerful tool in life
if we, but use it for ourselves
instead of being used, by it
to enrich other's, pockets...
(an empowering message, dear Poet
so many may find comfort in these words)
Thank you Mek, much appreciated.
Andy
Amen. Could I interest you in some pamphlets?
No thank you SC, been there, done that, got the t shirt.
Andy
No thank you SC, been there, done that, got the t shirt.
Andy
To find peace and comfort in your faith, no matter what that may be, is a wonderful gift. I can truly relate to the sentiment of your poem because I came to the same conclusion 20 years ago, and found amazing peace and acceptance in my life. A wonderful poem of self reflection dear friend, I'm so glad that you've found the belief that is truly yours.
So very true Bella, thank you for your fine words.
Andy
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