Join me in prayer…
In a country lane
Where bees visit sleepy lavender
The crooning blackbird is pitch-perfect
And the leaves are twirling in the breeze
Join me in prayer
In a laboratory
Where the efficiency of a cluster bomb
Is statistically evaluated
The fruits of its achievements
Are found near our country lane
Where we meet the ghosts of travellers
Children, women and men
Muslim, Jew, Christian and Buddhist
Innocent, each and every one
Join me in prayer
And let us say together
Stop…
Stop the machinery of war
Those that make arms
Those that use them
Those that give orders to deploy them
Stop them all
This is why we pray together… now
Join me in prayer
For a world where peace
Is utterly irresistible
Where killing machines are an abomination
Where you and I hear the sound of the wind
The birdsong, the buzzing of bees in the lavender
And we know in our hearts
That our prayers have finally been answered
Thank you.
~ Written by OneSpirit Minister, Anthea Ballam