Them and Us - a
Confession
Whenever we speak of “them” and us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we ignore speech about “them” and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we don’t condemn speech about “them” and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we stay silent in the face of speech about “them”
and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we don’t speak on behalf of the silenced, in light
of talk about “them” and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we don’t offer an alternate vision that re-imagines
the mere idea of “them” and “us"
Lord, forgive us
2 comments:
This concept of them and us is only a perception of those who follow the perception of separateness, you over there and me over here. We all live in this physical world experience of God's presence. We all have the choice on how we perceive this journey, in separateness or in the interconnectedness of God's presence in creation of space and time.
Thanks for this Bill. The binary idea of "them" and "us" is nonsense. It is deeply unhelpful, there is so much in it about perception and dualist thinking - all of this "stuff" led to the liturgy being written. Your comment is much appreciated.
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