Sunday, October 19, 2008

as the people of god, we suck a bit

GOD –

FORGIVE US FOR BREAKING YOUR HEART
FORGIVE US FOR FORSAKING OUR TRUE CALLING IN THIS WORLD
FOR NOT LOVING
FOR NOT CREATING
FOR NOT NOTICING
FORGIVE US FOR NOT CARING

AT TIMES IT MUST FEEL LIKE WE ARE THE EXACT OPPOSITE
OF WHAT YOU WERE HOPING FOR

IT MUST FEEL LIKE WE’VE RUN AWAY FROM HOME,
AND ARE SPENDING ALL OUR TIME WITH A BAD INFLUENCE

PLEASE TAKE US BACK

SHOW US THE WAY HOME
SHOW US THE WAY FORWARD
SHOW US THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH YOU ARE HEALING THIS WORLD
AND IN WHICH WE MAY PARTICIPATE

SHOW US WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE TRUTHFULLY
TENDERLY, MERCIFCULLY,
IN JUSTICE
IN FAIRNESS
AND IN LOVE.

WE ARE YOUR PEOPLE
LIVING IN A RAMSHACKLE VERSION OF YOUR KINGDOM
BUT – TO WHATEVER DEGREE IT IS POSSIBLE IN THIS LIFE –
WE SAY:
THY KINGDOM COME
THY WILL BE DONE
ON EARTH
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

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