''When Doubt and Existential Angst Meet Faith'' Iii
When angels war against Lord of the Flies,
and saints oppose profane demons of doubt,
the skeptic, cynic, and the worldly-wise,
the terror within consumes God's devout:
fear, disease, pain, war, death, all the horrors
of Eve's sin for heeding that serpent's lies,
and doubting the One in whose bright mirrors
we beings behold ourselves to immortalize
His glory. Doubt, like hope, increases faith;
and faith, like belief, multiplies God's grace,
so that at length trust comes by power and strength
through Him who made earth and the human race.
To the Father of Lights, all are the same:
as Yang answers Yin, faith snuffs out doubt's flame.
Copyright © Ngoc Nguyen | Year Posted 2023
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