General (Vol. 1)
Grandmother
- My grandmother sits in her straight backed chair,
Iron frame glasses and iron grey hair:
Reading her bible; What does she find there?
Smiting Philistines and slaughtering sheep in huge amounts:
But with God It's the sacrifice that counts.
- I read the stories of the manger and the Cross,
The mystical dice that brought triumph out of loss:
What did I find there, crow or albatross?
Endless protestations, hypocrisy in huge amounts:
But with God It's the ministry that counts.
- Now and then I go to church, keep the insurance up-to-date,
It's not too hard to give up greed and hate:
But all the theology is difficult to translate:
Since Jesus died for us there have been words in vast amounts:
But with God It's the poetry that counts.
