Hear my prayer, O my God,
for you alone are steadfast and good.
You alone can help me in these distressing times.
Darkness has eclipsed the glory of God’s presence among us.
Our citizens worship in ignorance,
led by culture priests who recite social liturgies,
teaching us what we should think,
how we should live, whom we should hate,
which group can guarantee our prosperity.
I turn on the news, and a smothering cloud descends.
Angry defenses and fiery accusations
shout down the quiet goodness of the Lord’s righteous ways.
