Abelard's Ghost

This site is not about Peter Abelard per se, but a tribute to his spirit. Abelard was an iconoclastic medieval theologian, philosopher, poet, and celebrity who subverted the dominant paradigms of his day. His affair with Heloise became the greatest romance/scandal in Western history until Shakespeare invented Romeo and Juliet. But Abelard was not invented; he was real. Like Abelard, the comments on this site may intrique, incite, or mystify...and that's okay. Ideas change the world.

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Name: Anthony Blair
Location: Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States

I am an academic administrator at a medium-sized Christian university and an ordained minister. I am married with two children. "I am loved, therefore I am."

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Monday, October 03, 2005

I Choose to Believe

I choose to believe
Because it’s coherent
Consistent
And comprehensive.
Or so I say.

I choose to believe
Because it’s logical
Magical
And practical
And so it is.

I choose to believe
Because I have no other choice
Condemned
No mercy for me
Except in Him.

I choose to believe
Because it’s irrational
Foolish
And hopeless
For someone like me.

I choose to believe
Because it’s unfathomable
Illogical
And incoherent
But it’s true.

I choose to believe.
Because His grace is sufficient
For someone like me.

posted by A.L. Blair | 12:19 AM

2 Comments:

Blogger bohemian said...

A beautiful poem!!!

11:15 AM  
Anonymous believer said...

One doesn't choose one's beliefs.

Try and choose to believe something you don't believe.

1:24 AM  

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