well, um, yeah.

our father in heaven,
your name is holy,
so we honor you alone.
display your world,
set your purposes in motion
before our eyes,
just like you do beyond them.
surprise us today with what we need,
and as we forgive others
take our sins away too.
don't lead us astray,
but be present in our suffering.

which is all that counts:
your world,
your provision,
your presence,
now and forever.


19 may 2005
this morning another wording of the lord's prayer -- slightly different than what is in the manifesto, even the little protestant summary at the end (just in case god didn't hear us the first time round) -- occurred to me as my morning coffee did its work. not that this is necessarily one of them, but it's funny, at least to me, how most of my halfway decent ideas come on the shitter.

for as much faith as i've lost in recent years, i still cling to the notion that we're all offspring of someone divine. our father could just as easily be our mother. i think the point is that everyone is related, not only to god but also to each other. there's a lot of potential for lasting revolution in that concept.

now, what is prayer? i hope someday to find out.