Blame is a clog in
the drain of release.
As long as we focus
on who is responsible for wrong,
we’ll never find the road
toward place of right.
It keeps us captive
in suffering’s purgatory,
preventing journey through pain
toward healing, wholeness.
Religion’s greatest disservice:
painting God as one
who promises perfection,
protection from pain.
God is neither anesthetist nor surgeon;
but rather nurse whose
steadfast presence proctors hope,
therapist whose insistence, encouragement
hold transformation as possibility.
© 2012 Todd Jenkins
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