February Sixteenth

Litany of Resistance (the end)

From the arrogance of power, Deliver us.
From the poverty of violence, Deliver us.
From the tyranny of greed, Deliver us.
Deliver us From the ugliness of racism, Deliver us.
Deliver us From the politics of hypocrisy, Deliver us.
From the hysteria of nationalism, Deliver us.
From the cancer of hatred, Deliver us.
From the seduction of wealth, Deliver us.
From the addiction of control, Deliver us.
From the avarice of imperialism, Deliver us.
From the idolatry of national security, Deliver us.
From the despair of fatalism, Deliver us.
From the violence of apathy, Deliver us.
From the filth of war, Deliver us.
From the profanity of war, Deliver us.
From the necessity of war, Deliver us.
From the madness of war, Deliver us.
From the blasphemy of war, Deliver us.
From the brutality of war, Deliver us.
From the demonic waste of war and of preparation for war, Deliver us.
Deliver us, O God; Guide our feet into the ways of peace
In humility, we ask, Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.

Obedience to God comes before obedience to human authority
Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's
Let your will be done, not mine, With the help of God's grace.
Let us resist and confront evil everywhere we find it, With the help of God's grace.

With the waging of war, We will not comply.
With all preparation and training for war, We will not comply.
With the forces of fear, We will not comply.
With the legalization of murder. We will not comply.
With the legalization of genocide, We will not comply.
With laws that betray human life, We will not comply.
With the bombing of civilians, We will not comply.
With the bombing of cities, We will not comply.
With the violating of our earth, We will not comply.
With the destruction of peoples, We will not comply.
With the raping of women, We will not comply.
With governments that are blind to the sanctity of life, We will not comply.
With economic structures that impoverish and dehumanize, We will not comply.
With the manipulation and control of public information, We will not comply.
With economics that manufacture instruments of death, We will not comply.
With economics that practice the use of instruments of death, We will not comply.
With the perpetuation of violence, We will not comply.
With structures that divide rich from poor, We will not comply.
With the hypocrisy of political maneuvering, We will not comply.

With the help of God's grace, We will struggle for justice
With the compassion of Christ, We will stand for what is true
With God's abiding kindness, We will love even our enemies
With the love of Christ, We will resist all evil
With God's unending faithfulness, We will work to build the beloved community
With Christ's passionate love, We will carry his cross
With God's overwhelming goodness, We will walk as pilgrims of peace
With Christ's fervent conviction, We will labour for truth
With God's infinite mercy, We will live in solidarity with all people

In the end there are three things that last: Faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love.

Let us abide in God's love.
Thanks be to God.

from www.anglocatholicsocialism.org