Introduction

espite how trite

Or overused,

Clichés that shape

Religious views,

Are seldom subject

To review,

Because they seem

To state the obvious.

But how can anything,

That sounds so logical,

Accurately describe

An act of faith,

That seems so illogical?

Like when Peter

Tried to walk on water?Matthew 14:25-31

Or like when David

Taunted he,

Who hid behind

His iron armor?1 Samuel 17:4-8, 41-51

Or like when

Holy men of old,

Defied the king

When they were told,

That they would die,

If they did not deny the Lord

Or heed an evil order?Daniel 3:14-26

Or,

What about the widow,

Who said she never

Knew the Lord,

And yet she had

An order from the Lord,

To feed all the food

She had,

To a total stranger?1 Kings 17:8-16

As we ponder on

These themes and thoughts,

And think about

These observations,

It underscores

The reason for this

Little dissertation,

Where we take clichés

That seem to be above reproach

Or condemnation,

And subject them to

A thorough cross-examination,