Paul Williamson: Easter Change
Easter Change
Homo sapiens emerged unusually clever
perhaps from DNA changes lit by solar flares.
Early cousins faded but left us their genes
as we spread and bred across the earth.
Who could think dry seeds would grow green shoots
or a crawling caterpillar
would be set free as a butterfly
if we had not seen those wonders?
History says the Christ lived two thousand years ago;
a Jewish hill country prophet, who called
us His Body, one with him, preached
love for others and was killed by worldly powers.
To understand the One, Pope Francis says
we should observe the earth around us.
What if the Bible teachings are true
the Son of Man returned to the Father
and lives in all not fully lost?
Surely that could change our spirits’ DNA.
Paul Williamson
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
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6 mins
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23 mins
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