.
My God
My God is known by many names
And in His eyes, we’re all the same
This is the way it has to be
For He’s the same as yours, you see
There’s only one God that I recognize
I see Him with my soul, if not my eyes
I see Him around us every single day
I turn to Him when I’ve lost my way
Your name or mine, He’s still the Creator
No need to debate whose God is greater
Your God or mine, He’s one in the same
And God is almighty, no matter His name
I call Him Father, for that’s my conviction
To some He’s Jehovah, they preach His prediction
Jews call Him Yahweh, and Muslims pray to Allah
He’s spoke of in the Bible, the Koran and the Torah
No matter who you think He may be
No matter who I believe be He
Only He knows for sure who is Thee
And He may yet prove to be She
Although my belief is far from a certainty
I’ll cling to this faith through all of eternity
For it’s not the symbol to whom we pray
But rather His ideal that lights up our way
Tom Kenney - 2005
What I Know About God
Everything I know about God
Can be written on the head of a pin
The things I’m most sure of re: God
Are more about us, than of (Her) Him
I know that I know nothing
And I know you know nothing, too
To know that you know nothing
Is to know nothing new
Many claim to have the answers
To what God is all about
They live according to His plan
Sincerely pious and devout
I have beliefs about my God
And about what He may want
So I live my life quietly with that in mind
For religion is not to flaunt
I believe my God wants us to know
That all He wants is love
Love for ourselves, as well as each other
I believe that’s His message from above
But I have no way of knowing
That what I believe is true
I believe in Jesus and Mohamed and Moses
But I’m neither Christian, Islamic or Jew
The only thing I surely know
About my God is this
Though I believe He created the heavens and earth
I do know…He (She) is
Tom Kenney - 2006
With God on Their Side
Every nation since the dawn of time
Have sent their men to war
For people are never satisfied
They’re always in search of more
More riches, more freedom, more power, more land
It never seems to cease
Our leaders, especially, are guilty of this
Making war instead of peace
One of the many things that I hate
About these warring tribes
Is that they never go to war alone
They always have God on their side
The Christians called on Jesus
To help them during the Crusades
The Greeks on Ares, and Rome on Mars
Back in ancient days
The Muslims call on Allah today
To assist in their Jihad
And ridding the world of Infidels
In the name of their God
I wonder when it will occur to us
That God has better plans
Than killing each other in His name
For I believe that God loves man
Tom Kenney - 2005
DIVINE LIGHT
Divine light shines from within
It can’t be found in any book
You won’t find it written on some page
No matter how hard you look
The Torah, the Koran and the Bible
Are all amazing reads
With Jesus, Moses and Mohamhed
Performing spiritual deeds
But no matter how you may try
To live your life in kind
You’ll always fall short in your attempt
As so would all mankind
Though reading these books and others too
May put your soul at peace
You’ll never understand the way of God
Your spirituality won’t increase
The only true path to divine light
Starts deep within your soul
You can’t look to someone else for the key
You must relinquish all control
Allow your inner goodness to flourish
Not worrying how you’ll appear
Just let your soul dictate your actions
It will become abundantly clear
When you begin to act for others first
Or for the good of all mankind
Your self-importance is stripped away
And you leave your ego behind
It’s only then that you can truly see
Beyond your own mistakes
Opening your eyes to a better way
Feeling your spirit come awake
This is the path to true enlightenment
It’s about personal insight
When you face your own unimportance
You’re open to divine light
Tom Kenney - 2007
Right and Wrong
I walk the line that straddles right and wrong
I know in my heart that that is where I belong
It’s a place that’s only inhabited by the strong
It’s where I’m meant to be
People in the right think only their way is right
That they have all the answers to our plight
It’s their way or no way to rid us from this blight
This is where we’re going wrong
If right was right
And wrong was wrong
We would win this fight
Before too long
But that’s not the case
That’s much too naive
We need to embrace
What we can achieve
We need to open our eyes to a new point of view
Not black nor white but something of another hue
Only then can we hope to see a world without taboo
This is how we start
For drawing lines in the sand that can’t be crossed
Is the one sure way to ensure that we’ll exhaust
Any chance to return to the better days we’ve lost
And only beget more violence
We need to preach tolerance
As opposed to confrontation
If we want to take a stance
Toward worldwide salvation
It’s as simple and easy
As live and let live
Why can’t we just see
We’ll get what we give
Right…or…wrong
Tom Kenney - 2007
There’s Salvation Through Faith
Some think that I don’t believe.
They think that I’m a pagan.
The truth is it’s the screams of the deaths that their religions bring,
that cause my brain its aching.
Should I discriminate or hate a person for their sexual preference in the name of the Christian God?
Would I be better than the man who calls you the Infidel and kills in the name of Allah?
Faith is a quality we all have in something.
Faith is not meant to be a cookie-cutter image that’s the same as your neighbor’s.
Faith in your preacher is just as it’s stated.
Faith in a supreme being that’s slightly different is a faith that no so-called facts will shake.
For a belief that is thought out and reasoned is a personal choice.
No one can tell me what my God is about.
Abraham, Moses, Mohamed, Buddha or Jesus…
…who is the holiest of the holy?
More innocents have been slaughtered in the name of God than for any other reason.
I believe that faith leads to salvation.
I also believe, however, that your lack of faith doesn’t necessarily condemn you to damnation.
Faith is a comfort…faith is a gift…faith can save you from yourself…but not from another.
Tom Kenney - 2006
My God
My God is known by many names
And in His eyes, we’re all the same
This is the way it has to be
For He’s the same as yours, you see
There’s only one God that I recognize
I see Him with my soul, if not my eyes
I see Him around us every single day
I turn to Him when I’ve lost my way
Your name or mine, He’s still the Creator
No need to debate whose God is greater
Your God or mine, He’s one in the same
And God is almighty, no matter His name
I call Him Father, for that’s my conviction
To some He’s Jehovah, they preach His prediction
Jews call Him Yahweh, and Muslims pray to Allah
He’s spoke of in the Bible, the Koran and the Torah
No matter who you think He may be
No matter who I believe be He
Only He knows for sure who is Thee
And He may yet prove to be She
Although my belief is far from a certainty
I’ll cling to this faith through all of eternity
For it’s not the symbol to whom we pray
But rather His ideal that lights up our way
Tom Kenney - 2005
What I Know About God
Everything I know about God
Can be written on the head of a pin
The things I’m most sure of re: God
Are more about us, than of (Her) Him
I know that I know nothing
And I know you know nothing, too
To know that you know nothing
Is to know nothing new
Many claim to have the answers
To what God is all about
They live according to His plan
Sincerely pious and devout
I have beliefs about my God
And about what He may want
So I live my life quietly with that in mind
For religion is not to flaunt
I believe my God wants us to know
That all He wants is love
Love for ourselves, as well as each other
I believe that’s His message from above
But I have no way of knowing
That what I believe is true
I believe in Jesus and Mohamed and Moses
But I’m neither Christian, Islamic or Jew
The only thing I surely know
About my God is this
Though I believe He created the heavens and earth
I do know…He (She) is
Tom Kenney - 2006
With God on Their Side
Every nation since the dawn of time
Have sent their men to war
For people are never satisfied
They’re always in search of more
More riches, more freedom, more power, more land
It never seems to cease
Our leaders, especially, are guilty of this
Making war instead of peace
One of the many things that I hate
About these warring tribes
Is that they never go to war alone
They always have God on their side
The Christians called on Jesus
To help them during the Crusades
The Greeks on Ares, and Rome on Mars
Back in ancient days
The Muslims call on Allah today
To assist in their Jihad
And ridding the world of Infidels
In the name of their God
I wonder when it will occur to us
That God has better plans
Than killing each other in His name
For I believe that God loves man
Tom Kenney - 2005
DIVINE LIGHT
Divine light shines from within
It can’t be found in any book
You won’t find it written on some page
No matter how hard you look
The Torah, the Koran and the Bible
Are all amazing reads
With Jesus, Moses and Mohamhed
Performing spiritual deeds
But no matter how you may try
To live your life in kind
You’ll always fall short in your attempt
As so would all mankind
Though reading these books and others too
May put your soul at peace
You’ll never understand the way of God
Your spirituality won’t increase
The only true path to divine light
Starts deep within your soul
You can’t look to someone else for the key
You must relinquish all control
Allow your inner goodness to flourish
Not worrying how you’ll appear
Just let your soul dictate your actions
It will become abundantly clear
When you begin to act for others first
Or for the good of all mankind
Your self-importance is stripped away
And you leave your ego behind
It’s only then that you can truly see
Beyond your own mistakes
Opening your eyes to a better way
Feeling your spirit come awake
This is the path to true enlightenment
It’s about personal insight
When you face your own unimportance
You’re open to divine light
Tom Kenney - 2007
Right and Wrong
I walk the line that straddles right and wrong
I know in my heart that that is where I belong
It’s a place that’s only inhabited by the strong
It’s where I’m meant to be
People in the right think only their way is right
That they have all the answers to our plight
It’s their way or no way to rid us from this blight
This is where we’re going wrong
If right was right
And wrong was wrong
We would win this fight
Before too long
But that’s not the case
That’s much too naive
We need to embrace
What we can achieve
We need to open our eyes to a new point of view
Not black nor white but something of another hue
Only then can we hope to see a world without taboo
This is how we start
For drawing lines in the sand that can’t be crossed
Is the one sure way to ensure that we’ll exhaust
Any chance to return to the better days we’ve lost
And only beget more violence
We need to preach tolerance
As opposed to confrontation
If we want to take a stance
Toward worldwide salvation
It’s as simple and easy
As live and let live
Why can’t we just see
We’ll get what we give
Right…or…wrong
Tom Kenney - 2007
There’s Salvation Through Faith
Some think that I don’t believe.
They think that I’m a pagan.
The truth is it’s the screams of the deaths that their religions bring,
that cause my brain its aching.
Should I discriminate or hate a person for their sexual preference in the name of the Christian God?
Would I be better than the man who calls you the Infidel and kills in the name of Allah?
Faith is a quality we all have in something.
Faith is not meant to be a cookie-cutter image that’s the same as your neighbor’s.
Faith in your preacher is just as it’s stated.
Faith in a supreme being that’s slightly different is a faith that no so-called facts will shake.
For a belief that is thought out and reasoned is a personal choice.
No one can tell me what my God is about.
Abraham, Moses, Mohamed, Buddha or Jesus…
…who is the holiest of the holy?
More innocents have been slaughtered in the name of God than for any other reason.
I believe that faith leads to salvation.
I also believe, however, that your lack of faith doesn’t necessarily condemn you to damnation.
Faith is a comfort…faith is a gift…faith can save you from yourself…but not from another.
Tom Kenney - 2006
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