‘tis My Prayer…pleading Mercy Poem by James B. Earley

‘Tis my prayer…dear God
...Don't hold it against me
Nor the rest of us Christians
….Renouncing…Christianity

And for Humanity's sake
Muslims..temporary reject
Muhammad the Prophet
…….In time……I suspect

An end….to all bickering
Our World will get along
…The HEREAFTER…defining
What's right and what's wrong

‘Tis my prayer….pleading mercy
…Once finally…said and done
You…and Muhammad…dear God
…Muslims...Christians….as one
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‘Tis my prayer….
……………………………Pleading mercy


Author's Note:
"I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also that all had some error in them, and while I hold by my own religion, I should hold other religions as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we were Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu; but our innermost prayer should be that a Hindu should become a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, and a Christian a better Christian."
― Mahatma Gandhi