slaveofone’s archive for July 3rd, 2008

Litany of Resistance to Violence by slaveofone

Let us pray: For the victims of war
Have mercy
For the maimed and the crippled
Have mercy
For the abandoned and the homeless
Have mercy
For the imprisoned and the tortured
Have mercy
For the widowed and the orphaned
Have mercy
For those fleeing in terror
Have mercy

From the arrogance of power
Deliver us
From the poverty of violence
Deliver us
From the tyranny of greed
Deliver us
From the ugliness of racism
Deliver us
From the hysteria of nationalism
Deliver us
From the seduction of wealth
Deliver us
From the blasphemy and madness of war
Deliver us

With the waging of war
We will not comply
With the forces of fear
We will not comply
With the bombing of civilians
We will not comply
With governments that are blind to the sanctity of life
We will not comply
With economic structures that impoverish and dehumanize
We will not comply
With the help of God’s grace
We will struggle for justice
With the compassion of Christ
We will stand for what is true
In the end there are three things that last
Faith, hope, and love; and the greats of these is love
Thanks be to God

By Jim Loney (CPT Reservist), Toronto, Ontario