A Prayer
Forgive me, Lord,
For I disobey;
I disobey
Night and day.
What you ask,
I never do;
I never do things
You ask me to.
I’m so ashamed
I live this way;
Yet you love me
Though I disobey.
I sin, Lord,
From the flesh I’m in;
This flesh,
Causes me to sin.
Have mercy, Lord.
I try to live right;
But I’ll always disobey
Day and night.
I’m sorry, Lord.
I was born into sin;
If I wasn’t in this flesh,
I’d never sin again.
By Jennifer O'Connor