Reflections on the Meaning of God
I see God as a super-consciousness;
That’s living beyond the brain;
Transcending this sense of separateness,
Born of weariness, need, and pain.
I see God though my own reflectiveness
About nature, science, and history;
Parables serving to build connections,
Though God Itself is a mystery.
I see God as a powerful metaphor
For the things that we would emulate.
Is it just an idea, or something more;
Something beyond what we think or create?
I see God in the occurrences
Of things that we cannot explain.
I see God in various social currents
For releasing old sorrows and shame.
I see God in hymns and scriptures,
And accounts of saints and mystics.
In group reflections, their meanings grow richer;
Their teachings more realistic.
I see God in the forms of music and art,
And the impulse to seek what is just.
I see God in the love of a merciful heart
Who serves as he feels that he must.
I see God though my own reflectiveness
About nature, science, and history;
Parables serving to build connections,
Though God Itself is a mystery.
I see God in hymns and scriptures,
And accounts of saints and mystics.
In group reflections, their meanings grow richer,
Their teachings more realistic.
I see God as a powerful metaphor
For the things that we would emulate.
Is it just an idea, or something more;
Something beyond what we think or create?
I see God as a super-consciousness;
A power of living beyond the brain;
Transforming this sense of separateness
Born of weariness, need, and pain.
I see God in the occurrences
Of things that we cannot explain.
I see God in various social currents
Releasing us all from our chains!
I see God in the form and I see God in the spark,
And the impulse to do what is just.
I see God as the Love in a merciful heart
Who serves as she feels that she must.
