Mercy:
the banks have locked out the poor.
Mercy:
the warlords are silencing the prophets.
Mercy:
the righteous are devouring the hungry.
Mercy:
the nations have suited themselves.
Mercy:
the ordained have stolen God’s name.
Mercy:
the branches are bombing their own roots.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
The children cry out for the sake of their parents:
Kyrie eleison
The sick cry out for the sake of the well:
Christe eleison.
The poor cry out for the sake of the rich:
Kyrie eleison.
Even if these were silenced, the very stones would cry out:
Kyrie eleison,
Christe eleison,
Kyrie eleison.
A very powerful lament, Rachel. Your sparing words get right to the heart of some key injustices.
Thanks, Hilary. And your prayer leads directly into the Palm Sunday prompt….