FROM BELIEF TO CONVICTION

                     It’s one thing to believe, another yet
                     To be convinced by evidence and proof,
                     When all the normal standards have been met
                     That verify veracity and truth.

                     Until such time, one only may suppose
                     That something that’s alleged is truly so
                     As observation and clear thought disclose,
                     Just where the best investigators go.

                     Yet there are some beliefs that never may
                     Be subject to such skeptic scrutiny
                     Since they transcend the world of everyday
                     And enter a new realm: Eternity.

                          Conviction that Eternity is real
                          Is something one can’t think but only feel.
 

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