Master of compassion and forgiveness, Cosmic Majesty Who is peace—
Teach us Your ways,
Show us the path that preserves life.
Take note, Lord, for we are suffering deeply.
Our guts are wrenched,
Our hearts are turning within us.
Violence has devoured outside, and inside it feels deathly.
When enemies rose up against us to kill our babes,
Courageous, precious boys, full of the light of life, shining like the radiance of the sky,
Our hearts became angry, our vision lost its strength, and our spirits sunk.
And still we turn to you—