ACT OF CONTRITION

ACT OF CONTRITION - CHURCH CLOSED IN POOR NEIGHBORHOOD

FATHER FORGIVE US FOR BEING POOR
FOR BEING GHETTO TRAPPED BY BIRTH OR RACE OR AGE
OR FEAR OF COMPETITION
FOR WHICH WE ARE ILL PREPARED
FORGIVE US FOR OUR ANGER
FOR LASHING OUT AT INNUMERABLE GNATS OF IRRITATION
THE ACID OF OUR DAILY LIVES
FORGIVE US FOR BELIEVING YOUR WORDS
THAT THE POOR WOULD HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM
FORGIVE US FOR NOT MAKING MONEY
LIKE OTHER MISSIONS IN AFRICA INDIA LATIN AMERICA DO
FOR PENANCE TAKE OUR CHURCH
AND WITH THE GAIN
ERECT A MONUMENT TO PRIDE
IN A MORE PROFITABLE PLACE
FATHER FORGIVE US FOR BEING POOR