WE CANNOT MERELY PRAY
We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end War;
For we know that you have made the World in a way
That man must find his own path to Peace
Within himself and with his neighbor.
We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end Starvation;
For you have already given us the resources
With which to feed the entire world,
If only we would use them wisely.
We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to root out Prejudice;
For you have already given us eyes
With which to see the good in all men
If we could only use them rightly.
We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end despair;
For you have already given us the power
To clear away slums and to give hope
If we would only use our power justly.
We cannot merely…
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