Freshwater Literary Journal 2022

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James B. Nicola Define Divine Once we define God as the unexplained and unexplainable, we apprehend, a little, Scripture, you, the human mind, the random paths of leaves or bags the wind tosses around, my reactions to you, the course that a tornado takes, you, the origin of everything, you, its end, i.e., the meaning of life, you, the unpredictability of you, and so forth. Science, on the other hand, may tell me how you got your skin, your eyes, your voice, perhaps your personality. Your laughter never fails, though, to surprise. That humor/human link I understand, but not how yours appears divine to me.

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