1115 Credo En Unum Deum Poem by John Knight
1115 Credo En Unum Deum
CREDO en unum Deum.
We all recited it perfectly
The Tridentine Mass
St Matthews Liverpool
Nineteen fifty three.
Was it said with any conviction
Or was it just ritual?
Next morning in the Office
After we'd discussed the Reds & Blues
The chatter turned to God.
What - they said - not God
You don't believe he exists
Not really how could you?
A figment of mind
A fragment of myth
And has nobody told you
(Sotto voce) He's dead!
I pondered but said nothing
And the coffee break ended.
But they cannot tell me
Who answers me.
Who answers me
Out of the unknown
Or where help comes
From beyond help
They cannot tell me
The name of my Friend!
I have launched a Prayer into the night
And I have felt the connection.
I have prayed for light
And the light has shone.
There must be an answer
It is niether right nor reasonable
That I - foolish enough to believe
Should so confound the logic
Of the sceptical and wise.
But their philosophy is ephemeral
My Faith is experiential
Is God dead? I don't think so
I spoke to Him this morning!
Credo en unum Deum
Patrem omnipotentem
Factorem caeli et terrae
Visibilium omnium et
Invisibilium AMEN.
The Reds = Liverpool FC The Blues = Everton FC
(John Knight - Colchester - November 2009)
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It's good to have a firm belief if it comforts and soothes you. It's something you hold to yourself, deep inside that no force can shift....I understand. Ruthie: o)
It's been so long for me asking for who I'd believed until this time. And this poem is quite inspiring me. You're right, nobody could tell the name of the Friend the one we haven't seen. Nicely written John. I love this poem, you wrote in a beautiful way anybody would like.
This is really inspiring. Loved those lines at the end; gave it sort of an old world flavor; like those avante garde thinkers who bucked tradition and insisted on things like; the earth isn't flat, all men were created equal; you know the type of trouble makers I'm talking about! (smile)
amazing i really like this one, i know what you mean no one can tell me what i'm suppose to believe or who i'm suppose to believe in, good one John! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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People have tried to put me off my own beliefs, nothing is more outrageous. A very firm 10+