All roads that lead to God are good. <br /> What matters it, your faith, or mine? <br /> Both centre at the goal divine <br />Of love’s eternal Brotherhood. <br /> <br />The kindly life in house or street – <br /> The life of prayer and mystic rite – <br /> The student’s search for truth and light – <br />These paths at one great Junction meet. <br /> <br />Before the oldest book was writ, <br /> Full many a prehistoric soul <br /> Arrived at this unchanging goal, <br />Through changeless Love, that leads to it. <br /> <br />What matters that one found his Christ <br /> In rising sun, or burning fire? <br /> In faith within him did not tire, <br />His longing for the Truth sufficed. <br /> <br />Before our modern hell was brought <br /> To edify the modern world, <br /> Full many a hate-filled soul was hurled <br />In lakes of fire by its own thought. <br /> <br />A thousand creeds have come and gone, <br /> But what is that to you or me? <br /> Creeds are but branches of a tree – <br />The root of love lives on and on. <br /> <br />Though branch by branch proved withered wood, <br /> The root is warm with precious wine. <br /> Then keep your faith, and leave me mine – <br />All roads that lead to God are good.<br /><br />Ella Wheeler Wilcox<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-roads-that-lead-to-god-are-good/
