The Righteous Passion

Was the heavenly father delivering
a message to his faithful with the
burning of Notre Dame, another 
manifestation of the presence of the
divine reminiscent of the burning bush
to recall all that is sacred and  holy
in the Christian creed when a Jewish
sage launched his Messianic presence
and the world has been in a state of
awe ever since? In this Passion Week
of the sacred calendar. Yet another well
crafted plot of many dimensions with
a single goal, to render unto the
transcendent power willing and
unwilling martyrs both. A display
of all the dread sins humankind so
excels in promoting. Other faithful
incited to surrender life, their own and
that of others in service to the heavenly
father; in his name rejecting and cursing
both the original and the iteration of
monotheistic obeisance by a third
claiming the imprimatur of authenticity.
News media and notables around the
world declare their solidarity and sorrow
for Sri Lanka. And none dare mention
the assailants' Islamist terrorist origins.