Agnostic / Prognostic Poem by Frank Avon

I am not anti-intellectual,
afraid to play with ideas.

Indeed, I find great pleasure
among the conceits of theologians:

the Jesus Seminar,
such as Marcus Borg,

historians,
such as Elaine Pagels,

aware evangelicals,
such as Philip Yancey,

ex-believers,
such as Bart Ehrmann and Reza Aslan.

I do not sink in confusion,
or rise to an Ultimate Decision.

For me,
to believe

is not to accept
(or refuse to reject)

but to rely upon,
to put my trust in,

to empty myself of the flesh,
and relinquish my destiny

to Jesu
the Christos

if to sink into oblivion
so be it,

if to rise in transcendence,
I rejoice,

if into Holy Communion,
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!