A Prayer for Enemies
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The wounded retreat from the battle.
“We're being slaughtered like cattle!”
Upon the hill they pass a man,
“Fear not! I have a plan!”
His eyes forward and courageous
His plan seems very dangerous.
“Oh! So you are the one to blame!”
“That plan has brought us death and shame!”
Laughter bellowed out of the man,
“Ha! You simply do not understand!
I've fought many battles with death and shame
We shall defeat them all the same!”
“If my words alone can't help you cope,
let my experienced smile grant you hope.
This may be hard for you to conceive:
I've conquered death, this you must believe.”
“Come to my tent and I will grant you grace
to enter back into the battle we face.
I will heal your wounds and sorrow will cease.
To your heart, I will bring peace.”
“When you leave my tent you'll have my joy,
and every Weapon that I employ.
Love may not seem like their proper end,
but where is thy enemy, if they've all been made friends?”
I am a scientifically minded Catholic. I grew up in a world of darkness and vice, and my baptism (in my late 20s) gave me a clear distinction between good and evil. Incorporating that goodness and rejecting that evil has been a battle, but also a learning process that I'd like to share with others. The Lord told me to go and share His Light so that is what I aim to do. However, I need you to pray, so that the Gospel can be received in the fullness of the Catholic sense and with immense joy and peace.
