Mocking Others Even In Death: How God-Like Is That?

Mankind are funny creatures.

We create a god, or allow others to create one for us.

Then we endow god with the attributes that we lack: love, compassion, mercy, capacity for forgiveness and omnipotence.

We create elaborate rituals and liturgies, as a means of worship.

And to make everything more impressive, we talk about heaven and hell.

Doing good, we rarely do, or care about.

God understands, god forgives.

Just prostrate and bow.

Say your prayers, do your ablutions.

We throw stones, and we draw blood.

All in the defence, and name of god.

To book a place for us in heaven.

And condemn the others to hell.

God understands, god forgives.

But have we forgotten?

We are puny.

And god is omnipotent.

Why would god need us to fight for him?

And kill in his name.

That we might attain paradise, and consign the others to hell, burning forever?

Have we forgotten?

God is, after all, loving, compassionate, merciful and forgiving.

Surely, god is not easily deceived?

Surely, you can't bribe god with bowing and prostrations, rituals and liturgies?

Surely, god cares more for deeds than form?

Surely, god is not fooled?