click that and listen to my dear friend read my poem, Pastel God. It was a very kind gesture on his part and it really touched me. Thanks Doc ~
Pastel God
We’ve painted God a soft pastel
To blend with our décor
His eyes no longer burn with fire
We don’t fear Him anymore
No more talk of blood-red sin
No more talk of hell
No fear of God resides in us
His commandments we dispel
The bloody path to
We’ve chosen to ignore
Material gain we gladly embrace
While our crosses remain on the floor
Allured by New Age philosophies
Which exalt and esteem only self
We leave the Truth for hollow lies
While His Word gathers dust on the shelf
The promises of God are packaged
And sold, like charms in a pastel box
We quote them proudly and they tickle us pink
While we blindly forget what they cost
In believing only part of the Truth
What we fail to fully perceive
Is the dangerous trade, we have just made
And in the end it’s a lie we believe
We’ve painted God a soft pastel
To blend with our décor
His eyes no longer burn with fire
We don’t fear Him anymore
5 comments:
Excellent poem... and filled with truth!!!
A little off topic, but how did you get to know Dr. Ray?
I greatly enjoyed his and Fr. Fete's (may he be living in eternal peace with God) "What Catholics Really Believe" series on EWTN.
HI OTF,
Thank you for your kind comment. I got to know Dr. Ray through emails the last two years. Then when he came to Omaha and did the show, in Sept 2005 I went to KVSS to meet him. He already "knew my life," so to speak, We've emailed ever since. I am the "susie from omaha" who calls in on a fairly regular basis. And there's a mysterious Fr. Kevin connection that we now share, too, so it's a very nice gift from God. I consider him a good and dear friend.
PAX,
susie
Excellent! I haven't actually listened to his show before, but perhaps I will have to do so!
You brought to my mind, unbidden, unwelcome, the pastel cover of that omnipresent book, What Color Is Your Parachute? I think you're supposed to write a bestseller, Susie: What Color Is Your Deity?
Hi Mike,
Thank you so much! I was so surprised to find your comment in my inbox and wondered if it might be from "Espresso Mike"....
Bless you. Pray for me...maybe that is a nudging from the Spirit. Others such as Kris McGregor have said the same thing to me, but I feel so woefully inadequate. But it's not about me or how I feel, is it? It's about what God wants from me, and I know many Saints felt the same way.
Thanks again for stopping by and your kind comment.
PAX, my pilgrim pal,
Susie
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