Monday, April 18, 2011

Dear God,

When will we sing the song of peace, dance the dance of hope? When will we as residents of the planet join the cause of harmony and charity toward our neighbor? When will we realize that the suffering of one is too many and then step forward to alleviate their pain by a change of attitude, belief, and behavior?

As I watch the nightly news and specials about evil and corruption in our nation and around our world, I am filled with sadness. When I listen to what is happening in Mexico with the drug cartels and I hear about the destruction of human life in the most heinous kind of way, I ask myself how we can become so capable of mutilating the human spirit, desirous of feeding our own thirst with the souls of others. What is up with that? Are we on the path to total destruction because if we are we won't need nuclear reactors to melt down, we will just melt down our own humanity into something grisly and bizarre in order to exterminate what is good, humane, beautiful, and sacred. When will the suffering end? When will we move to the light that shines forever?

Claim us
once again
as your own,
dear God;
rid us
of evil desires
and corrupt ways.
Remake us
in your image;
sing us
the sweet song
of grace.
Make us capable
of only love
that lifts up,
embraces, holds,
affirms, heals,
restores, reconciles
and renews.
Forgive us,
I pray.

Love, Andrea