Enmity Prayer

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" I have sworn
upon the altar of God,
 eternal hostility
against every form
of tyranny
over the mind of man. "

    Thomas Jefferson

" Don't tell me 

the moon is shining; 

show me the glint

 of light

 on broken glass. "

Anton Chekhov

“ It seems to me

 people tend to forget 

that we are to love

 our enemies,
 not to satisfy

 some standard of righteousness
 but because God 

their Father

 loves them. ”

 Marilynne Robinson, 

Gilead

" I want to be

 with those who know

 secret things 

or else alone "

Rainer Maria Rilke

 
Sworn Eternal Enmity

Those things I hate

will be my enemies forever.

I will oppose and fight them,

being opposite in every way.

Rudeness I hate -

I will be kind.

Grasping is evil -

I will joyfully share.

Exclusion offends - 

I will be warmly present

for all others,

not hurrying away.

Blame is corrosive -

 I will forgive myself

and others;

Trusting to the altar

or ambiguity

that which I

do not understand;

Tomorrow,

the next hour,

are promised to none - 

I will live in gratitude

N O W.

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