<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=460035" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>God is in the banana skin...</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">God, say those who learn of Him, <br>Is eager to be our teacher…</div><div style="margin:10px 0">who would love to sit quietly beside us, <br>like the mother which He also is, <br>singing the meaning of the simplest words, <br>the words that we’ll most need..</div><div style="margin:10px 0">but if we’re the scourge of the classroom…<br>He’ll not hesitate to use full physical correction – though<br>He will start small, in hope we take the hint..</div><div style="margin:10px 0">but if we still resist, He's not beyond<br>thrashing us within an inch of our sad life, <br>until we're on our knees and begging to be taught...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">and if our pride still needs to take a fall, <br>to restore our humane self –</div><div style="margin:10px 0">then God is in<br>the banana skin..</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He’s ruthless in His love…<br>there is no depth to which He’ll rise<br>to lower heaven to earthly eyes…</div><div style="margin:10px 0">and since He is all women too, <br>the arts of flirtation are fully in His power…<br>He’ll not answer letters; not turn up on time; <br>not be taken your advantage of…<br>change His appearance; or be seen<br>accompanying some other to the scene…<br>then send, out of the blue, a Valentine<br>that knocks you off your feet of clay..<br>proposes setting a marriage day…</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Yes, God is in the banana skin; <br>God the teacher is ruthless in his love; <br>God, they say, made time, so that<br>we could exercise freewill<br>in taking our time<br>to find that our need<br>is really much the same as His…</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Michael+Shepherd">Michael Shepherd</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=460035" data-title="God is in the banana skin... de Michael Shepherd" data-description="God, say those who learn of Him, Is eager to be our teacher… who would love to sit quietly beside us, like the mother which He also is, singing the meaning of the simplest words, the words that we’ll most need.. but if we’re the scourg..."></div> </div> </div>

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