Prayer

Organized religion

Prayer

I once knew a prayer that kindly said to me
"God loves you, won't you love him".

I knelt in silence looked hard at the prayer
and said to it softy will you please leave the establishment
It said it couldn't because it found context within its place
But I said to it the place is a disgrace.
It badgers, punishes, scolds by the day
leaving the children lost in their ways.

The prayer simply turned away from my words
It embraced its lie like a mother hugging its birth.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"I knelt in silence looked hard at the prayer
and said to it softy "

[Sami Khalil]

A powerful take on prayer and its effects on us and the next generation. But it seems you had hard time with the establishment...:)./

[Alfred Kukitz]

Thanks Sami!

I too prefer spiritual without dogma. My catholic school days were unpleasant.

regards,
al