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This time of year I think of religious holidays Celebrated round the world Of their limitations and their worth. I think of Chosen People Of proclaimers of exclusive teachers Of warriors for Allah And of those who seek escape From the worlds of desire and attachment. I think of peoples single-minded Possessed by right answers Defended in endless conflict With one another. But I also think of the One God Of Jews, Christians, and Moslems The God of all times and cultures Who counsels love of all our neighbors And demands our surrender to the Source Of all our love. I think of the Endless Flow of Buddhists Married with the Eternal Self of Hindus. I think of mystic realization Of our oneness with the universe Uniting with our efforts to make This a better world. I think of Taoist harmony Facilitating and rewarding Western progress. And I see kidneys for the oceans Lungs for the atmosphere Biospherical brains made of computers And hearts made of spirit Endless ways of receiving and expressing God's boundless love. |