I believe that God is blind.
God does not see race, or religion, or gender.
If God judges it is through thought and action
Not on name or title or wealth or possession.

God is but a name for the creator of the universe
With many messengers and teachers be they
Christ or Mohammed or Buddha or by any other name
From any society
Who profess, practice and teach harmony, love and tolerance.

The creator did not plant violence and
Anger and hatred and intolerance or evil
Into the world.

For those things are man made
By those who have abused the creators’ greatest gift
The mind.

— Patrick Severns lives in Lawrence.