A Sunday Doxology / Psalm
Lord,
how we do what we want when
we should do as you do
and want what you want.
How we act as if you are not present
when you are,
and feel as if we are all alone
when we’re not.
How we seek what should not be sought,
love the wrong things or
the right things in the wrong order.
How we run when we should
stand firm or
sit in comfort when we should
flee.
How we chose our own way
when you are The Way,
proclaim our truths when
you alone are The Truth.
Yes, I know you have noticed
all this and more
because there is nowhere we can go
where you are not,
no knowledge or wisdom we may gain
that you do not inhabit.
We are a mess.
You are holy.
Why on earth are you mindful of us?
Never mind.
I know the answer.
And it brings me to my knees.
