There I was sitting on my cloud,
Just contemplating,
When God turns up.
“Can I sit on the cloud next to you?”
He asked.
“it’s a free heaven” I replied,
“My, my” he said
“Whose upset you?”
“Nobody” I said “I am just thinking
Thinking about my belief”,
He looked at me and smiled.
“Now that is a big journey,
One that is so long to travel,
But so easy once it is made”
“What do you mean easy?”
I shouted.
“Tell me about your belief?” he asked,
“Well I think I have always known,
Known that there was a God,
I used to go to Church
Until I realised,
Realised that many went to Church
Just to be seen to be going to Church,
There was no belief there,
Only the illusion of ‘Doing the right thing’.
Then the scientist in me kicked in,
And I realised what God was.
The ‘Big Bang’ had occurred,
The Universe was created,
And it still being created.
Many say that the Big Bang
Was the start of it all,
But I realised that the ‘Big Bang’
Needed a trigger, a force,
That force I call God,
You are that force.”
“I may well be that belief” he said,
“But there must be more”,
“Yes you are right,
You always are.
When we moved
I started going to Church,
Only occasionally
When they needed my trumpet
In the band.
But it happened
Every time I went to Church,
Something called me,
So I became a member,
And have been ever since”
“Yes I have noticed you there,
Seen your ups and downs,
Seen your doubts,
But you still come back”
“Well that is your fault!”
“What do you mean? My fault!”
“Well you suggested I go,
Go to Iona.
While I was there you got me
In that tiny little Chapel
You overwhelmed me,
Overwhelmed me with your presence,
You touched my soul,
That touch changed me”
“ I only came to say hello,
Just to show that I was there,
And I was your friend”.
“I know that,
But what an affect that had,
Turned me into a blubbering idiot,
Showed that you were real,
Made my belief so secure”
“See, I told you it was easy”
“I did nearly lose you though,
I became ill,
So ill they said that I needed an operation,
And if I did not have that operation
I would die.
You were then again
Protecting,
Ensuring that you could still be with me.
But it changed my life.
No more doubts,
No more sorrows,
Everything was good,
Nothing was bad”
“See, I told you it was easy,
But sometimes you need to see,
To see from a different angle,
A different point of view.
You faced death and survived,
Now just move forward,
I will see you again”
He just moved away,
Leaving me in the knowledge
That God is real,
And is always with me,
And will never let me down.
So come on,
Come on and pull up a cloud,
And tell me your story.
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Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I have been asked to tell of my Journey of Faith at my Church in a couple of weeks, I wrote this poem thinking of what I will say to the Church. I will use several of my poems, including this one in telling my story.
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Comments6
Brilliant write Gold.
Yes, it's said, just because we are in a garage, we may not be a car. Just because we're in a church, we may not be a Christian!
I use that sometimes too: Ahh, a Big Bang. But who created it?!
THANKS ANDY: BEAUTIFUL ACCOUNT OF THE "JOURNEY ON THE FAITH ROAD" It so mirrors my experience ~ it made me cry ! I love the GOD / ANDY dialogue because that is how it works ! We are both Scientists so we acknowledge the BIG BANG THEORY ~ but it is only a THEORY ! The BIBLE goes back to the TRUTH and says: "In the beginning ~ before the BB ~ GOD CREATED the material necessary to form the UNIVERSE @ the BB ~ AMEN" My Atheist Science Tutors called that METAPHYSICS ~ my retort was always "I believe it by Faith ~ because I've MET A GOD ~ and I talked to HIM this morning" TESTIMONIES are so so important ~ Thanks for DARING ! I Loved your visual ~ I too chose a SUNRISE ~ but also a ROAD ~ to bring ME & YOU and all the BELIEVERS in MPS "DAILY" nearer to OUR GOD ~ Amen ~ Your Brother in Christ ~ BRIAN
Thank you Brian, our Journeys in Faith may walk down different paths but the end is always the same and we will be with God as our Spirit will take us there.
Scientist are sure that the Big Bang did happen, it was caused by a Singularity, that Singularity I call a Force and I am convinced that that Force is God. Maybe the Singularity was the 'Material' that God created to form the Universe. The discussion will continue but we both have our beliefs and we both know that however it started we will both be together with God at the end and we will go on for Eternity.
God's Blessings to you Brian - Andy.
AMEN ANDY ~ I the Beginning GOD ~ In Between GOD and In the End GOD ! Yours BRIAN
Excellent conversation with God Andy.
Thank you AP. much appreciated.
Well done... a fine confirmation of faith , glad if it’s easy for you !
Thank you WL. As you may know it is never easy.
I love the concept of 'talking to GOD' to explain your belief. It makes it more understandable, more intimate, more human. Great writing again, Goldfinch!
Thank you Fred, I often write poems about talking to God.
Loved this write and the conversation with God. Very good ending. Wonderful writing!
Thank you Christina, you \re most kind.
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