[Magdalen] Fwd: [Unfolding Light] — A psalm of lament

[Grace Cangialosi]

From my mail today:


Begin forwarded message:
>> Dearly Beloved,
>> 
>> Grace and Peace to you.
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>> God of grace, have mercy on us.
>>          Judge our evil, O God,
>>          and free us from our abominations.
>> The blood of the innocent is on our hands,
>>          the cries of infants are in our ears,
>> the sweat of cruelty pools on our brows,
>>          from the effort of our crimes 
>>          against those those of tender age.
>> 
>> Break our hardened hearts, Loving God.
>>          Grant us holy anguish and grievous dread.
>> Gift us with sorrow and burden us with grief, 
>>          and forgive our paltry resistance.
>> Give us the anger and hope to lament;
>>          give us voice to cry out, to weep, to rage.
>> 
>> Bless those we have hurt. 
>>          Save them from our evil. 
>> Heal and protect them. 
>>          Accompany them in the darkness.
>> 
>> Forgive us for our complicity.
>>          We repent in dust and ashes.
>> Give us the courage to bear 
>>          the horror we have caused.
>> Grant us wisdom to speak, and courage to act.
>>          Support us with your mighty hand to do justice,
>>          to assail the mighty, and to stand with the weak.
>> Break our hearts, O God, 
>>          and if need be, break our backs,
>>          that we may cease our cruelty.
>> Convict us, O God, and turn us to kindness.
>>          Have mercy on us, that we may have mercy. 
>> For you are a gentle God, kind and life-giving,
>>          and you redeem us from our fear and hate. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Deep Blessings,
>> Pastor Steve
>> 
>> __________________ 
>> Steve Garnaas-Holmes
>> Unfolding Light
>> www.unfoldinglight.net
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