It Is A Mystery

When I was young and asked the nuns

how many angles could dance on the end of a pin
they tried to explain that time and space
have no meaning when describing how god works

that it is a divine mystery

and to accept the answer, however
complex, because we are only human

and cannot know the unknowable.
It is part of our faith.

I became passive, not getting too curious

or asking too many questions

releasing all authority to the almighty

or those who represented him on earth
but in time their lies became too much to bear
their human failings too great a burden to forgive

I want answers to my questions

and I want to know.