Traveling with God

A colleague asked “Are you a Christian”?

Implying if I practice my religion every day?

What a topic, subtly graphic,

How to answer, what to say?

A moral trap to utter “Yes”,

‘Thou shalt not lie’ jumping instantly to mind,

Should I now smile, force him to guess

Not showing I’m so clearly in a bind?

If I say “No”, what will he think,

I’m not the man he’d hoped I’d be?

My brain a jumble, options sink,

My instinct quickly turn and flee.

At this point you may well ask

Whatever did you choose to do?

I swallowed hard, reviewed the task

Began to think the problem through.

Do I believe, yes in my way,

But maybe not according to ‘The Book’,

Other’s held views never did sway,

Most caring little how they feel, just how they look.

With that all said I held his stare,

And uttered this one simple phrase:

There’s but one God which we all share

And with Him I’ll travel life’s weird maze.