Monday, March 19, 2007

"Prayer Requests at a Mennonite Church" by Todd Davis

In this poem, it contains paragraphs of different prayer requests--to pray for others and their sins. The first prayer request was of a son, who died--getting his clothes caught in the gears--they took this as sin, that it was there fault, that the clothes were made too well.
The second prayer was of another loss, one where the man falls and dyes to his death.
The third prayer was for a family, and their "lost" daughter, how she turns away from God, with tongue/belly piercings, and undignified clothing.
The fourth prayer was for a miscarriage at birth--describing the child half formed, with it's head on one side, and heart on the outside.
The last and final prayer was for a son in war, and that he is a savor, and that they ask for forgiveness from any lives he might take.

Each prayer, seemed to represent each station of the cross in order:
the striping of Jesus' clothes, Jesus falls, Jesus is nailed (pierced) to the cross, Jesus (with his head on one side, lifeless) dyes, and lastly, Jesus resurrects, and is our savior.

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