“Do you really believe in a God who is the Creator, the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords? Really?”
This question is one that has been directed at me in surprise and with a touch of disdain. Society shakes its collective head at how gullible I am despite my education. However, it’s not a matter of intelligence, education, or wisdom. We cannot change what is.
~Kathleen Evenhouse, August 17, 2015

What goes up
           must come down.
“That’s old school,”
          Society says with a frown.
“I’m enlightened,
           so I’m not frightened
                       by your so-called truths.”

I can   defy,
           deny,
           justify,
                       but in the end
                       I must comply.

IT IS,
            whether I believe it or not.

Right and Wrong,
Heaven and Hell,
Angels and Demons,
God and Satan
           only live in fairytales,
                                fantasies,
                                spooky stories told in the dark.

Those of us in the know:
           the educated,
           the sophisticated,
           the emancipated,
           the politically correct…
                       we’ve developed beyond
                       the simplistic fears
                      of the tales told in yester years.

“There are no devils or demons,”
           the world says
                       as if with these words
                       spiritual worlds fade away.

“I can play with fire
           and not get burned.”
But despite our defiance,
           while our backs are turned,
                       demons smile
                                  at my invitation
                                  and R.S.V.P.
                                  with anticipation.

I can   defy,
           deny,
           justify,
                       but in the end,
on Judgment day,
                       I must comply.

IT IS,
           whether I believe it or not.