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| Morning Coffee by George Mendoza |
Good morning, good God!
O Lord, it's time for tricks and treats:
it's Halloween and I'm at your door!
You see what's behind all the masks I wear
so I haven't come in a costume
and I won't try to trade my tricks for your treats:
you see through my games,
my pranks and charades,
my stunts and my antics,
my capers and cons,
all foolish - and sometimes worse...
So, I offer this Halloween prayer, O Lord,
a prayer for mercy and pardon
for all my shenanigans, mischief and sins
for the tricks I've tried to play on you
- and for duping myself and my neighbor...
Still, I trust in your loving kindness,
so much that I’ll be bold and say,
"No tricks - but a treat I'll ask of you, Lord:
the gift of a new beginning;
treat me with mercy, healing and peace
on the eve of the feast of All Saints;
and fill my arms, my heart and my soul
with the sweetness and grace of joy...
Amen.
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