Church? State? Oh, never mind…
What if God listens to some other voice?
What if God thinks we are jerks?
What if God, given unlimited choice,
Decides to do some other works?
What if the faithful were not gathered here?
What if the faithful were mute?
What if the faithful, though truly sincere,
Have given these bastards the boot?
What if the clouds simply didn’t respond?
What if the clouds didn’t care?
What if the clouds saw completely beyond
The pretense of a self-serving prayer?
What if there isn’t a God there at all?
What if it’s all up to us?
What if the truth is, we stand or we fall
By ourselves, and it’s always been thus?
What if humanity finally sees?
What if we finally act?
What if starvation, drought, and disease
Were addressed, instead of attacked?
What if we finally act on our own?
What if we do what we can?
What if, because we now know we’re alone,
We achieve the potential of Man?
(yeah, the last line is sexist–sue me; it rhymed.)
I commented also on PZ’s blog, where it was noted that the prayer ceremony was scheduled for a day when there was a forecast of rain already….A friend of mine once journeyed to the shore;His prayers were answered there, he says with pride;He prayed for hours–maybe five or more,For God to–pretty please!–send in the tide.
Maybe they’re training God – ask for what he’s going to do already, and then, maybe, he’ll get in the habit?