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Compilation (for Lent)
by Peter Menkin by Peter Menkin My confession is lifted up, and my mind is aware that I am before God and man seeking forgiveness-- The Lord be in your heart and upon your lips... Do you notice the first thing said: by his great mercy forgive you all your offenses... For the failures of the body, the sins of the person, and restore you in the perfect peace of the Church... One says, Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness... For with my tongue I have said, in my heart I have faulted, with my body I have done for my corruptible flesh has brought me to sin. May God in his love enlighten your heart... Bring me to the light, take me from the dark, as I cannot remember all my sins, those forgotten and out of mind. My meditation on my evil, my sweetness of good, these I bring to you heavy laden. --Peter Menkin Audio reading of the poem by the poet is here: http://www.archive.org/details/CompilationlentByPeterMenkin_1 A compilation from "The Book of Common Prayer," these words remind one of, "The Reconciliation of a Penitent, Form Two," found on page 449. Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA where he writes poetry. He is an Oblate of Immaculate Heart Hermitage, Big Sur, CA and that means he is a Camaldoli Benedictine. He is 64 years of age as of 2010. Copyright Peter Menkin http://www.petermenkin.blogspot.com Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |