God
Faith
God and I wrote the prayer I referenced in this post-- here it is:
In addition to being a prayer it is also a poem, constructed in the French "Villanelle" style. It follows the "ACTS" prayer model; the first four tercets emphasize "Adoration", then "Contrition", then "Thanksgiving", and finally "Supplication", respectively. The fifth tercet focuses on the two-way relationship between us and the Lord, while the quatrain emphasizes unquestioning obedience to God's will.
"Magnificent God so perfect and true!
Complete in all majesty, eternal.
Bestow upon us Your boundless mercy.
Why do we fork, wandering the dark road?
Paths not illumined by Your watchful glow?
Magnificent God so perfect and true!
You have saved our souls from tribulation.
The guile and artifice of our own minds.
Incline our hearts toward Your endless mercy.
No shame is too great for Your healing light.
Give us consolation in times of need.
Magnificent God so perfect and true!
We cantillate, a ceaseless hymn of praise.
Speak to us always, inside of our hearts.
In desolation, grant us Your mercy.
Grant our souls simplicity, like children.
To conform to Your providence always.
Magnificent God so perfect and true!
Beloved, shine on us Your just mercy."
Complete in all majesty, eternal.
Bestow upon us Your boundless mercy.
Why do we fork, wandering the dark road?
Paths not illumined by Your watchful glow?
Magnificent God so perfect and true!
You have saved our souls from tribulation.
The guile and artifice of our own minds.
Incline our hearts toward Your endless mercy.
No shame is too great for Your healing light.
Give us consolation in times of need.
Magnificent God so perfect and true!
We cantillate, a ceaseless hymn of praise.
Speak to us always, inside of our hearts.
In desolation, grant us Your mercy.
Grant our souls simplicity, like children.
To conform to Your providence always.
Magnificent God so perfect and true!
Beloved, shine on us Your just mercy."
In addition to being a prayer it is also a poem, constructed in the French "Villanelle" style. It follows the "ACTS" prayer model; the first four tercets emphasize "Adoration", then "Contrition", then "Thanksgiving", and finally "Supplication", respectively. The fifth tercet focuses on the two-way relationship between us and the Lord, while the quatrain emphasizes unquestioning obedience to God's will.