They are rigid men who believe
that the past is important
They get little gifts
to sacrifice at the feasts
and to tell stories
which they dress up
for the people who pay
That's how it goes
What is common, must be special
what is powerful, almighty
what is good or bad luck, providence
They don't like unpredictable hazards
so they bundle the forces
of fate to one great Force
so incomprehensibly great
that there is no name for it
A name is just a name
too small, and too tempting
to call it
and to believe in a callable Force
instead of listening
In an inverted world
people boldly give names
to the Nameless
Poem 1789 Amsterdam, 2018-06-18 God is nameless and the names of Joshua and Jesus are not known anymore; they are referred to with their title: Salvation Collection:From Sacred Scriptures My Home Keyword:Stories: connection