comes to mind when thinking of Auschwitz.
Be with those who are passionately seeking change
in our society, and with those who are angrily
resisting change, that we may respect one
another even as we work in diverse ways for
peace on earth and good will among men.
Be with those who languish in nursing homes,
and be with all of us in homes where grudges
are nursed: let grudges be gone
and friendship restored and suspicion give way
to trust.
are nursed: let grudges be gone
and friendship restored and suspicion give way
to trust.
Forgive that heady humanity which allows us
to care about people suffering across the city
or the ocean, but leaves us cold to the need
of those across the table or the desk.
to care about people suffering across the city
or the ocean, but leaves us cold to the need
of those across the table or the desk.
Melt our cynicism with the hope of Jesus
and take us by surprise
with a near-forgotten intuition
stirring deep within us.
and lower our guard,
that for these brief days
we may be defenseless before you,
vulnerable as children,
ready for miracles,
eager for surprises,
till enemies become friends
and there comes
peace on earth and good will among men.
and take us by surprise
with a near-forgotten intuition
stirring deep within us.
Shake us loose from patterned behavior
to love each other
without calculation or condition.
Break down our defenses
to love each other
without calculation or condition.
and lower our guard,
that for these brief days
we may be defenseless before you,
vulnerable as children,
ready for miracles,
eager for surprises,
till enemies become friends
and there comes
peace on earth and good will among men.
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