FATHER, FORGIVE

The hatred which divides nation

from nation, race from race,

class from class,

Father, forgive.

The covetous desires of men and

nations to possess what is not

their own,

Father, forgive.

The greed which exploits the

labors of men, and lays waste

the earth,

Father, forgive.

Our envy of the welfare and

happiness of others,

Father, forgive.

Our indifference to the plight of

the homeless and the refugee,

Father, forgive.

The lust which uses for ignoble

ends the bodies of men and

women,

Father, forgive.

The pride which leads us to trust

in ourselves and not in God,

Father, forgive.

Amen.

Coventry Cathedral (1962)