some images of G-d are more pleasant, more palatable
and some images are more complete ~
what's the image we hold on to?
benign creator,
checking out after setting the world in motion?
vindictive warrior,
bringing vengeance with a sword?
oppressed outcast,
crying from the margins for justice?
wise teacher,
wearing a tweed jacket with divine elbow patches?
ephemeral spirit,
leading each of us on our own personal spiritual journey?
smiling Messiah
with children on his lap?
or do we picture G-d hanging on a cross,
beaten and defeated and dead
thereby claiming victory over death for all time and for all creation?
$0.02
trying to pay attention to what's going on in the world around me
... as there on so many journeys, as a presence that cannot be seen but can be felt.
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