I have been thinking about what it means to be religious lately and heard that there is more than one definition for it. Therefore, I thought it best to write this poem to express one perspective of religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for holding my hand my friend as I step through a sacred reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love this place where sonorous pipe organ music floats through the air and flickering candle light dances about the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can see myself and others, in this faithful place full of relics, symbols, and stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sacred, burning, heart overhead warns lovers against becoming entangled in their quarrels on the marriage carousel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grotesques hide in the corners to protect me from claws trying to twist my unsteady ankles before angels lift me up to keep me from falling. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The relics, bones of the saints, remind me that death is transient and that we all became visible after we left an invisible realm;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, serendipity has told me that in this other world, I dreamed that I had a purpose for being here regardless of my view,<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that this is why my heart strings sing a harmonious tune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have been thinking about what it means to be religious lately and heard that there is more than one definition for it. Therefore, I thought it best to write this poem to express one perspective of religion. Prayer Thank you for holding my hand my friend as I step through a sacred reality. I… <\/p>\n