Name of Names
Why does THIS name get used more than any other?
A man watching a football game,
had a pleasant kind of mind,
basking in his sports team’s fame,
when they began to fall behind.
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The vile words he uttered then,
when he saw his game roughshod,
included one many contend,
as the one true Son of God.
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When my cousin hit his head,
against a fixture, hard and well,
the air itself was colored red,
by the name he chose to yell.
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Although he does not attend church,
it had quite little bearing,
on the name he did besmirch,
in his diatribe of swearing.
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Why is this name above all names,
the one most often abused?
Why not select others of fame,
available to be used?
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Why not shout aloud “Pope John!”,
when someone spills a can of paint?
Or “Buddah!” when some moron,
is not driving like a saint?
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Will he call out for Ghandi,
if hot coffee escapes his spoon,
or if his waiter spills his brandy,
will he scream for Sun Yung Moon?
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How about Apollo’s title?
That’s a big-time god-name, too!
Or Spritle from the planet Idle,
or some southern style voodoo?
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Baal or Zeus or Quirk or Quark,
the list is endless yet the same,
because none are the true mark,
of God’s Son’s holy name.
(This is Zeus, not Quirk.)
The answer to this vexing thing,
comes from an unusual place,
where the demons and their king,
know the true God’s name and face.
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Of course the devil would not waste,
his time to tempt humankind,
to curse a god who isn’t based,
on whatever comes to mind.
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The devil chose this name to use,
among all women and men,
one commandment to not abuse,
of which God gave only ten.
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So young and old folk all alike,
and people of every nation,
in a way by mutual strike,
proves its divine confirmation.
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In everybody’s list of names,
this one’s unique and alone,
so even an atheist will complain
and curse Jesus when they groan.
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Jesus himself said to allow,
your spoken words to show,
‘Yes’ is how you mean right now,
and ‘No’ means quite simply, ‘No’.
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How would you feel if someone,
cursed your name in a rage,
about a thing you hadn’t done,
in a venomous rampage?
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If that person you loved so much
used your name in ways profane,
so vile that it touched you such,
you could feel the shame and pain?
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God hears prayers and your terms,
so do not utter them in vain.
state and confirm your affirms,
and no names get used for pain.
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And if you wonder if God is real,
ask why people the world around,
use this title with fevered zeal,
where anger and rancor abound.