God is on the loose

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Gabrielle Dean

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Dec 29, 2025, 11:08:13 PM12/29/25

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Most Wanted - Mohja Kahf (b.1967)

Warning: God has slipped the noose.
We must confirm the worst
of our righteous fears –
God has escaped the mosque,
the synagogue, the church
where we’ve locked up God for years.

God is on the loose.

Henceforth beware:
You may find God in heathen beauty.
You may stumble upon God unaware.
Take appropriate measures:
You may have to behave
as if each human being
could reflect God’s face.

Mohja Kahf (b.1967) is a scholar and poet who was born in Damascus, Syria and raised in the American Midwest. She is the author of two collections of poetry and a novel. She teaches at the University of Arkansas. This poem is from a collection called Hagar Poems (University of Arkansas Press, 2016), p. 96.

Laurel & Michael Ellis

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Dec 30, 2025, 4:43:05 AM12/30/25

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Hi Gabby,

What a wonderful little poem. I would like the whole world to read it.

Thank you once more for a real treasure.

X Laurel.

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