Posts tagged ‘creation’

an atheist’s prayer

Oh God. Oh Mother. Oh Holy One. I don’t think you’re listening. I don’t think you can. Whether you created this Universe or you ARE this…

part 2: the queer creators

This blog post is the second section of a seven part essay of mine called “Finding the Queer Christ in Mormonism.” I’ll be posting a new…

wisdom and heavenly mother: a little perspective from catholicism

Disclaimer: I understand that we ignore odd passages in The Bible because of potential translational issues, but still here I will quote some of…

tale as old as time, literally

tale as old as time, literally Stories that answer the question of where we came from are a time-tested way of talking about ourselves. Whether we…

A Skeptic’s Prayer, by Margaret Munk

Is it true
Thou lovest best
Thy meek, unasking children?

Thou hast made us
So diverse, so various,
Yet in the image
Of a Sire
Who filled a universe
With his creative fire.

What father has supposed
His child would grow to manhood
Only hearing and affirming?
What sire could honor such a son?
How could a mind that,
Like a sponge,
Absorbs but never questions,
Doubts,
Or wonders why
Be offspring and apprentice
To a God?

It may be, Lord,
That thou canst never love me
With the calm relief
A father feels
For his obedient child—
The one who’s never any trouble.

But use me
As a bridge
To those more wayward still
Than I.
I cannot give them all the answers;
But they will not ask
The ones who think they can.

Let me speak
To thy lost sheep
As one who,
Understanding how they went astray,
Still loves the Shepherd.