Brothers

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If Jesus met the Buddha on the road,

they might sit down under a tree

and share a flask of water.

They'd talk about how they 

loved the people,

how they wanted all beings 

to be free of suffering,

how they wanted everyone 

to "Love One Another."

They'd say, "Hey, man,

I'm your bruthah

from another mutha."

They'd part friends.

They say if you go all the way back,

through all of your ancestors,

to the very beginning,

some would be Jesus' kin,

some the Buddha's.

Under that tree, 

that Bodhi tree,

the Tree of Life,

where they sat

sharing their love of humanity,

Jesus and the Buddha 

became brothers.

That makes us all kin.

Here's a prayer,

this sunny Easter Sunday,

whatever your beliefs,

if there is a little corner inside you

with some room,

that Jesus will set up housekeeping

in your heart,

the Buddha take up residence

in your soul.