Before the world was made.
He chose us to be holy and spotless and live with love in his presence.
Innumerable ages ago our own individual future was laid.
We always were and always will be, that is our essence.

But is there one born spotless.
With no vestige of original sin.
I wonder about the ancient doctrine of our goddess.
But proclaimed only in 1853, is this really faith’s lynchpin.

Happy those who do not doubt.
Weary are we who do.
Our scepticism is a last redoubt.
We do not, we will not, we never knew.

But consider this, would God come to a womb.
That was not immaculate from conception to empty tom .