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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.
