SAINTS ALIVE
A voice asked, "Who or what is God?"
The pine trees sighed softly, "I am."
Deep in the jungle of grass and weeds, a tiny ant paused and declared, "I am."
From a million light years away, the burning of a star came, "I am."
A turtle poked his head out of his shell and said, "I don't understand the question."
"Who or what is God?" the voice repeated.
"Oh," said the turtle, tucking his head back into his shell, "I am."
A voice asked, "Who is God?"
The ocean roared, "I am."
The trees softly swayed, "I am."
A little newborn child cried, "I am."
A yogi high in the Himalayan caves chanted, "I am."
Then a voice said, "Will the real God please stand up?"
And the entire universe quietly stood up.
by Hilda Charlton
