Faith, Hope, Charity

Is belief in an Almighty, an unseen

omnipotence responsible for all

existence, benevolent yet cruel

wanting nothing of humankind but

to be revered over all other distractions

that motivate the mind of humanity

a distraction absolving us of responsibility

a delusionary tactic of the mind confused

by the grand scheme of nature's devising?

The pious who give their lives to the

praise of such a being, venerating and

abasing themselves, appear to find

solace and comfort in all that occurs

to bedevil and victimize humanity

in events beyond understanding

those that strike suffering humanity

through man-devised atrocities and

equally those that envelope and destroy

lives through consequences unconsidered.

Think of a scenario where a building

consecrated to that Holy Spirit in which

live Sisters of Mercy, struck at night by

a jet plane whose pilot has lost control

and countless people are sent to their maker.

This, from their Sister Superior: "Blessed

be the Lord who has visited us. He

came to our home, at a speed greater

than the eagle cleaving the air

by fire and sword, with violence and

fracas. He knocked at our door and His

Heart imperiously claimed living and

consecrated hosts, select victims

of His love." Faith, Hope, Charity.