Giver of life, Lover of souls,
\nyou who pour mercy into each hell
\nof our making, grant me the grace
\nto forgive those you\u2019ve already
\nforgiven. Accept, if you will, my grudging
\nconcession that you love even me,
\ndespite my rather more fixed
\nopinion that you, of all people,
\nshould keep higher standards. <\/p>\n
Teach me to tell my mistakes
\nfrom my sins, to learn from the former
\nwhile mourning the latter. Free me
\nfrom the misbegotten search
\nfor a better past, that I might live
\nin the now of your creation,
\ngroaning as it is, as am I,
\nwho remembers your odd affection
\nfor the flawed, counter, fraught:
\nthe many you rescue, not in spite of,
\nbut through our self-rendered wounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Giver of life, Lover of souls, you who pour mercy into each hell of our making, grant me the grace to forgive those you\u2019ve already forgiven. Accept, if you will, my grudging concession that you love even me, despite my rather more fixed opinion that you, of all people, should keep higher standards. Teach me…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"issue":[9],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n