Amen, Kitty Mittens, to your posting.
Our Brother Cowper has refreshed us again.
Blessings to you and all.
Forgive us Lord,
for speaking hate and
acting as if humor excuses it.
Forgive us, Lord,
for acting as if words we spin
make the reality,
excusing all wrongdoing.
Forgive us, Lord,
For acting as if our personal wishes
are all that we need
do decide if something's right
or horridly wrong.
Forgive us of being so eager
to make a monster of the person
who does not agree with us.
Forgive us in our refusal
to see each and every one on earth
as created by God,
and thus worthy of consideration.
Forgive us in turning you into a clown,
a puppet we can use to get our way.
Forgive us for using you as a weapon
to turn hardhearted away from our brothers,
to strike the other cheek
as if in holy retribution.
Help us cling to your light,
even as the world has us grasped by the ankles,
pulling us into that cesspool of night.
Amen.