Don’t worship another—
I am nightmare enough—
the distance between desire and dream
in a country called prophecy
word enough
in thunder—
the mystic metaphor of prayer
Don’t whisper me—
I am wind enough—
chaos
and spring
Don’t charm my name—
I am glass—
the future
fragile to the hard
point of waves
Don’t awaken me—
I am desert enough
dancing with dunes
in worship to
apostasy
Don’t convert me—
I am god enough—
bleeding breath
of generations
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.
