When I was a child, my mother insisted I<\/p>\n
Accompany her to church every time she attended.<\/p>\n
At first, I did not mind for there were kids like me,<\/p>\n
With their parents, and we had fun playing.<\/p>\n
As I got older, I began to question<\/p>\n
Some of the things I saw and heard.<\/p>\n
They were patiently explained as things of faith.<\/p>\n
But sooner rather than later, faith did not square<\/p>\n
what I was being taught. When I got old enough<\/p>\n
to make my own decisions, I quit going with her<\/p>\n
and ventured forth into the world in search<\/p>\n
of my own spirituality. One thing I learned,<\/p>\n
\u2018No place is the work of the devil more apparent<\/p>\n
Than in the division of men who say they oppose him.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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