Shameless Plug

Here is a little plug for me - my first book (2000) has recently become available on Barnes & Noble The Nook and on Kindle. In 1998 I wrote this little book on a yellow legal pad in the course of three or four days. It was effortless writing. I wrote the poem Does God Have a Hero? moments after meditating - it was during a time of great transition for me and I was looking for direction. The poem was given to me almost as a gift it seemed and provided a road map for the type of life and kind of person I wished to be. I still try to follow this path and (as I wrote in the Afterwards back in 1999) I still fail more than I succeed. But I keep trying. Here is the original poem -

When you close
your eyes
and see God
within,
You are God's Hero.

When you open your eyes
and see God in everyone,
You are God's Hero.

When you let anger pass you by,
with a smile
upon your lips,
You are God's Hero.

When you hold love
in your heart
and peace within
your mind,
You are God's Hero.

When you behold
the beauty of a
flower
and feel the kinship
with all living things,
You are God's Hero.

When you look at someone
who is different,
and see only how you are alike,
You are God's Hero.

When you feel more joy
in helping another,
than you do
in your own personal gain,
You are truly God's Hero.

When you hear
the true name of God
in every man's religion,
You are a Hero to God.

When you can hear
the silent voice of God
in the wind,
the birds,
or even the
roar of a crowd,
You will hear God
calling You a Hero.

When you take time everyday,
for silent communion
with God,
She listens and You are God's Hero.

When you can see
beyond appearances
and have the wisdom
to see Gods truth
that we are all truly One,
Again,you are God's Hero.

When you have compassion
and love for
All,
even those with whom
you may disagree,
You are a Hero to all mankind and to God.

When you know
that forgiveness is blessed
and forgive all,
No matter how large or small
that trespass against you,
You will be God's Hero.

When you give love to all,
holding none back,
you will know love
for yourself,
for God,
And you will be Her Hero.

When you demonstrate patience
with others
and see Divine Good
in everyone and every event,
You will have learned to see God everywhere,
and you will be Her Hero.

When you trust in God
with all your heart,
Knowing that the Universe
is formed from Love,
your trust will pay off
with love, abundance, joy,
And the knowledge
That you are God's Hero.

When your desire to know God
is so great
that in desperation
you finally give up searching for Her
where She never has been found,
You will find Her
where She has always been,
Watching,
Waiting,
Within,
Ready to welcome
Her Hero Home.

~
Each Stanza of the poem is followed by an essay on how I felt it would be best to incorporate that passage into my life. Originally this was a little phamplet and it only became an idea for a small book after several friends who found the words helpful urged be to find a publisher. I choose iUniverse.com - a print on demand publisher and they have been quite helpful to me through the years. And now they have placed it on digital format and for that I am grateful. If anyone does order the book and finds it helpful or has any feedback I would welcome it and be happy to hear from them. Thanks for reading!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/does-god-have-a-hero-eric-p-mccarty/1004347137

Eric