A True Believer?

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Australian poet, poem, poetry, Triolet

𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫?

You say that you believe in God — I say,
Then surely you must strive to be a saint.
From His well-beaten path you must not stray.
You say that you believe in God — I say,
If that be so His word you must obey —
Faith’s burdens must be borne without complaint.
You say that you believe in God — I say,
Then surely you must strive to be a saint.

— D.N. O’Brien