see the countless</p><p>churches</p><p>row on row</p><p>which ones</p><p>are right</p><p>name those</p><p>that are</p><p>wrong</p><p>does anybody</p><p>know</p><p>add in</p><p>synagogues</p><p>mosques</p><p>temples</p><p>shrines</p><p>sacred spaces</p><p>in desert dust</p><p>by placid streams</p><p>beneath tall pines</p><p>find celebration centers</p><p>remain at home</p><p>surf channels</p><p>or web</p><p>read selected</p><p>scripture</p><p>turn over</p><p>in bed</p><p>then</p><p>there are</p><p>the cults</p><p>where its</p><p>agree with</p><p>the boss</p><p>or get off</p><p>the bus</p><p>keep</p><p>competing</p><p>with each other</p><p>is the winning</p><p>god</p><p>somewhere</p><p>in our genes</p><p>determined</p><p>by culture</p><p>or market share</p><p>memes</p><p>do true food venues</p><p>have more cars</p><p>parked outside</p><p>is dog eat dog</p><p>bigger fish</p><p>swallow small</p><p>the rule</p><p>of the universe</p><p>to be followed</p><p>by all</p><p>and when</p><p>a radiation shower</p><p>like this weeks</p><p>explodes</p><p>from the sun</p><p>who decides</p><p>how far</p><p>it reaches</p><p>is it the fittest</p><p>or no one</p><p>just happens</p><p>by accident</p><p>or chance</p><p>times to weep</p><p>and times</p><p>to dance</p><p> h.</p><p>Hubert Neth, a United Methodist pastor, has been a contributor to the Journal for more than 20 years.