And Generatons Pass

God loves war
It is His theater
Out of the ground
Man was made
The same dark,
Bloody and haunted
Ground of his birth
Where Abel lies buried
By a brother
Who toiled the ground
And generations pass
Each fighting for
A small plot
While God is on the side
Of the defender
So too God is on the side
Of the invader
Watching this brutal drama
Unfolding by starlight
Through a thousand tongues
And out of the ground
From which he rose
For which he fought
Believed, bled, struggled
Into this same ground
He crawls back
And generations pass
As the weapons grew deadlier
His heart grew colder
His head confused
By his God's delight
In comedy, tragedy, history
As generations pass...

And what a show it is!

This land, And the people that walk it

Watch this land
Always be careful
It likes nothing better
Than to rise up
And strike you hard
On the heel
Like a viper
This land
And the people that walk it
Sin is their nature
Sudden violence their sin
So be careful
Where you step
Around here.

Prayer for Acceptance #1207

God, grant me forgiveness
For the things I could change
But never will

God give me peace, please
To accept who I am
To confess all I can

To be honest with myself
To hold open my eyes
And burn with a vision of truth

How could I begin to utter
A single word in prayer
When I can't stop lying to myself

Let my fear be my courage
Let my trauma be my strength
Let my weakness be my joy

Let my vanity bring me to my knees
Let me stand before You
With fear and trembling

Because of what I am
Let me confess my failure
And feel my insignificance

Then let my heart find peace
In Your accepting, warm
Kind disappointent

Let me not avert my eyes from
The reflection of my rebellion
Take my will, my desire

And let my emptiness
Rest in perfection
Amen.