nostro papà
(as from one faithful)

papa
we welcome you
we hope you will address
the things
that wound our church

peace
be with you
and we shall pray for you
as you ask and will
you
pray for us

and we think you
will

things need changing
and
things need to remain the same

how do we
both
and yet we must

we are ancient church and
modern
too
how to be both

well
there’s much to do
be safe
be love as
Jesus says
as we should love our neighbors
too

may
all the sins be cleansed
as only God might
clean
and may good and true
believing
and the living
take over as we
love God and we love you

hear us
please

please lead the church
with hearing
along with pronouncing where
(and
what)
there’s need and so

we pray for you
yes
we do

go with God
maybe
God
with all of us

c l couch


remembering Francis

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