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		<title>Who Is God? &#8220;To Me God Is&#8221; &#8211; Poem</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>WHO IS GOD? &#8220;TO ME GOD IS&#8221; &#8211; POEM God is THE FATHER , offering us unconditional love, THE MOTHER , promising us eternal tender care, THE GIFT , giving Himself to us, THE WORD , becoming flesh and dwelling amongst us, THE TRUTH , bearing witness to Himself, THE REVEALER , showing Himself as [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: left;">WHO IS GOD? &#8220;TO ME GOD IS&#8221; &#8211; POEM</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">God is THE FATHER ,<br />
offering us unconditional love,<br />
THE MOTHER ,<br />
promising us eternal tender care,<br />
THE GIFT ,<br />
giving Himself to us,<br />
THE WORD ,<br />
becoming flesh and dwelling amongst us,<br />
THE TRUTH ,<br />
bearing witness to Himself,<br />
THE REVEALER ,<br />
showing Himself as Love,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">God is THE BROTHER , <img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7jitcov4rsras1mbiua41n54c.jpg" alt="God the Carpenter" width="350" height="233" /><br />
sharing our experiences of life,<br />
THE BABY ,<br />
so fragile in a manger in Bethlehem,<br />
THE CARPENTER ,<br />
leading a normal life in Nazareth,<br />
THE BELOVED ,<br />
in whom we find delight,<br />
THE CALL ,<br />
announcing a kingdom of love and justice,<br />
THE TEACHER ,<br />
stepping on board our boat,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right alignnone" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7jitcou11071snq1leu191l16tmb.jpg" alt="A prayer to thank God for his goodness" width="351" height="234" />God is THE ALMIGHTY ,<br />
asking for our few loaves to feed all,<br />
THE BREAD ,<br />
nourishing us on the way,<br />
THE MASTER ,<br />
calling us His friends,<br />
THE KING ,<br />
washing our feet when we betray Him,<br />
THE ONE ,<br />
bringing unity in loving all of us,<br />
THE LAMB ,<br />
challenging us with His surrender,</p>
<figure style="width: 351px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7jpdcijr7vd70o3514su5gol.jpg" alt="" width="351" height="431" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Painting: Francelle Pace Agius</figcaption></figure>
<p style="text-align: left;">God is THE WOUNDED ,<br />
sharing with us the burden of the Cross,<br />
THE CRUCIFIED ,<br />
suffering our ingratitude with love,<br />
THE SLAUGHTERED ,<br />
excusing His murderers,<br />
THE LOVER ,<br />
loving till it really hurts,<br />
THE RISEN ONE ,<br />
overcoming the world,<br />
THE DAWN ,<br />
ruling out the darkness of our nights,<br />
God is THE I AM ,<br />
ever-living, always loving,<br />
THE MYSTERY ,<br />
sought and adored in many religions,<br />
THE PRESENCE ,<br />
wrapping all time and space,<br />
THE ABSOLUTE ,<br />
abiding in our heart,<br />
THE CREATOR ,<br />
finding delight in us,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right alignnone" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7jg3ccs1vas1fbnglvs0broje.jpg" alt="A prayer to thank God for his goodness. Photo: Gert Altmann" width="350" height="221" />God is THE WHISPER ,<br />
calling our name gently,<br />
THE SHEPHERD ,<br />
finding us so precious,<br />
THE HEALER ,<br />
looking for the sinner,<br />
THE SAVIOUR ,<br />
reaching out His hand to us,<br />
THE MERCY ,<br />
lifting us up each time we fall,<br />
THE GRACE , conquering our sin,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right alignnone" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7u4sv8svki1751sg41hut124sa.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="205" />God is THE STRENGTH ,<br />
shining forth in our weakness,<br />
THE FORGIVER ,<br />
challenging us to love, love and love,<br />
THE WAY ,<br />
showing us how to do it,<br />
THE POWER ,<br />
enabling us with His trust,<br />
THE COMPANION ,<br />
walking beside us, His hands in ours,<br />
THE SPIRIT ,<br />
replacing our fear with courage,</p>
<figure style="width: 351px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7u5o3bh2jn1m36gt2fipu60a.jpg" alt="" width="351" height="232" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Rustu Boskuz</figcaption></figure>
<p style="text-align: left;">God is THE THIRSTY ,<br />
yearning for our love,<br />
THE LIVING WATER ,<br />
pouring eternal life in our hearts,<br />
THE LIGHT ,<br />
transforming our doubts into guiding hope,<br />
THE JOY ,<br />
brightening each day of our life,<br />
THE PEACE ,<br />
not given by the world,<br />
THE FIRE ,<br />
purifying our heart,<br />
THE FRIEND ,<br />
never leaving us alone,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="scale-with-grid image-right" src="https://universeoffaith.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/o_1d7jg3ccskd31ib8166a1je712ipd.jpg" alt="God the Rock" width="351" height="172" />God is THE ROCK ,<br />
standing firm when we are weak,<br />
THE GIVER ,<br />
asking us to share freely all that we have received,<br />
THE FAITHFUL ,<br />
promising everlasting intimacy,<br />
THE LORD ,<br />
keeping us in His love,<br />
THE ETERNAL ,<br />
whose warm embrace endures forever,<br />
THE ALPHA &amp; OMEGA ,<br />
the wish itself of letting Him be our all in all,<br />
To me, GOD IS LOVE ,<br />
transforming our life!</p>
<p><em>This prayer, inspired by Mother Teresa, was written by Fr Kevin Schembri when he was still in his formation as a seminarian.</em></p>
<p><em>God is poem</em></p>
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