Winter morning... poetic prayer
Updated: Jan 26, 2022
How shall I approach thee
I am such a fool
In need of a faith community
Where charity may rule
Behavior that is worthy
Of thy beloved crown
That marked your head with thorny pricks
And brought my ego down
I thought you were a rich man
I thought you were so strong
And now I gaze upon the wood
Oh how I was so wrong
In weakness did thee save us
Upon the cross of life
We face this day before us
With all its stress and strife
I too must rest your weary
pierced hands and feet
You are still here amongst us
Your burden still replete
With our disgusting vices
We weigh your shoulders down
And yet you bid us come thee
To bring our souls around
To thy blest way of thinking
Not ours we're sure those fail
Our selfishness is sinking
Beneath the rended veil
Thy work it is now finished
Thy mission now complete
You now may sit in triumph
Upon the judgement seat
Where we shall come before thee
Accused of that or this
The Advocate will hopefully defend
Where we were oft' amiss
Oh fam'ly that I long'st for
Oh trinity and all
The blest souls and the angels
That make our heaven so
Full of love and kindness
Welcoming us in
Give this day our daily bread
That we may conquer sin
With the grace ye give us
Freely without charge
Other than to ask us
For our troubles large
Crushed we are beneath the
Worries and distress
Yet we are so strengthened
By thy spirit blest
Our path is not yet chosen
Our path is not yet known
You alone are king lord
'Cause you alone have sown
Seed into the earthen
Ground from whence we come
That we may yet returnest
Multiplied in sum
Of the love that brought us
Of the charity
We bow our heads before thy throne
We rest on bended knee
Go forth go forth my bless-ed ones
Out to do my will
From wondrous things to tedious
Go forth that I may still
Live among'st my people
In community
Just remember grace was given
Without cost or fee
Amen