A Dream of the Oak Church Poem

Beneath the ancient oaks, where roots run deep,  
The faithful gather in the sacred grove,  
Their prayers rise on the holy breeze,  
In unison with earth, and sea, and the endless sky,  
walking in the name of Christ and of their gods,^[Micah 4:3-5] 
born from water and flame,^[John 3:3-8] entwined in Light,
Standing tall against the empire’s iron rule,  
Defiant in its love of God and in nature’s grace.  

The cross, once rugged, now adorned with leaves,  
Lifting up the Son of Man, the Son of God,
Like a brazen serpent on the staff to heal,^[John 3:10-21]
And all who seek its shelter find their home.
No gilded throne, no crown of power,  
But the wisdom of the oak, the ash, the yew,  
And reverence for all the gods and One,  
Who walk beside the humble and the bold.  

The Imperial Church, with steeples high,  
Sought to subdue the ancient ways, to bend  
The hearts of those who danced beneath the moon,  
To force them to their knees in cold stone halls.  
But the oak stands tall, its branches reach wide,  
Embracing all who seek the sacred grove,  
Where Christ and Brigid, hand in hand, do bless  
The union of the old and new as one.  

And so the Church of the Oak endures,  
A beacon in the night, a voice of peace,  
Its triumph not in war, but in the hearts  
Of those who find their solace in the earth.  
The empire’s gold shall tarnish, its lie revealed,  
But oaks grown tall, their leaves return every spring,  
And those who worship here shall always know  
The strength drawn from roots that touch the stars.

I hope you enjoyed my poem, a dream of the Oak Church, a vision of what could be. This is not the only way this idea could grow, but is an extrapolation of the most universal aspects of our Grove. It is a taste of the Church of the Oak we could grow together.

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