LITANY OF RESISTANCE
Appendix 4 in Jesus For President
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
All: Have Mercy on us
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.
All: Free us from the bondage of sin and death.
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: For the victims of war
All: Have mercy.
One: Women, men, and children
All: Have mercy.
One: The maimed and the crippled
All: Have mercy.
One: The abandoned and the homeless
All: Have mercy.
One: The imprisoned and the tortured
All: Have mercy.
One: The widowed and the orphaned
All: Have mercy.
One: The bleeding and the dying
All: Have mercy.
One: The weary and the desperate
All: Have mercy.
One: The lost and the forsaken
All: Have mercy.
One: O God, have mercy on us sinners
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do.
One: For our scorched and blackened earth
All: Forgive us.
One: For the scandal of billions wasted in war
All: Forgive us.
One: For our arms makers and arms dealers
All: Forgive us.
One: For our Caesers and Herods
All: Forgive us.
One: For the violence that is rooted in our hearts
All: Forgive us.
One: For the times we turn others into enemies
All: Forgive us.
One: Deliver us, O God.
All: Guide our feet into the way of peace.
One: Hear our prayer.
All: Grant us peace.
One: From the arrogance of power
All: Deliver us.
One: From the myth of redemptive violence
All: Deliver us.
One: From the tyranny of greed
All: Deliver us.
One: From the ugliness of racism
All: Deliver us.
One: From the cancer of hatred
All: Deliver us.
One: From the seduction of wealth
All: Deliver us.
One: From the addiction of control
All: Deliver us.
One: From the idolatry of nationalism
All: Deliver us.
One: From the paralysis of cynicism
All: Deliver us.
One: From the violence of apathy
All: Deliver us.
One: From the ghettos of poverty
All: Deliver us.
One: From the ghettos of wealth
All: Deliver us.
One: From a lack of imagination
All: Deliver us.
One: Deliver us, O God.
All: Guide our feet into the way of peace.
One: We will not conform to the patterns of this world.
All: Let us be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
One: With the help of God's grace
All: Let us resist evil wherever we find it.
One: With the waging of war.
All: We will not comply.
One: With the legalization of murder
All: We will not comply.
One: With the slaughter of innocents
All: We will not comply.
One: With laws that betray human life
All: We will not comply.
One: With the destruction of community
All: We will not comply.
One: With the pointing finger and malicious talk
All: We will not comply.
One: With the idea that happiness must be purchased
All: We will not comply.
One: With the ravaging of the earth
All: We will not comply.
One: With principalities and powers that oppress
All: We will not comply.
One: With the destruction of peoples
All: We will not comply.
One: With the raping of women
All: We will not comply.
One: With governments that kill
All: We will not comply.
One: With the theology of empire
All: We will not comply.
One: With the business of militarism
All: We will not comply.
One: With the hoarding of riches
All: We will not comply.
One: With the dissemination of fear
All: We will not comply.
One: Today we pledge our ultimate allegiance to the kingdom of God.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To a peace that is not like Rome's
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the gospel of enemy-love
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the kingdom of the poor and broken
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To a king who loves his enemies so much he died for them
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the least of these, with whom Christ dwells
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the transnational church that transcends the artificial borders of nations
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the homeless rabbi who had to place to lay his head
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the cross rather than the sword
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the banner of love above any flag
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: The the one who rules with a towel rather than an iron fist
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the one who rides a donkey rather than a war horse
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the revolution that sets both oppressed and oppressors free
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the way that leads to life
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the slaughtered Lamb
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: And together we proclaim his praises, from the margins of the empire
to the centers of wealth and power.
All: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
One: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
All: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
All: Have Mercy on us
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.
All: Free us from the bondage of sin and death.
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: For the victims of war
All: Have mercy.
One: Women, men, and children
All: Have mercy.
One: The maimed and the crippled
All: Have mercy.
One: The abandoned and the homeless
All: Have mercy.
One: The imprisoned and the tortured
All: Have mercy.
One: The widowed and the orphaned
All: Have mercy.
One: The bleeding and the dying
All: Have mercy.
One: The weary and the desperate
All: Have mercy.
One: The lost and the forsaken
All: Have mercy.
One: O God, have mercy on us sinners
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do.
One: For our scorched and blackened earth
All: Forgive us.
One: For the scandal of billions wasted in war
All: Forgive us.
One: For our arms makers and arms dealers
All: Forgive us.
One: For our Caesers and Herods
All: Forgive us.
One: For the violence that is rooted in our hearts
All: Forgive us.
One: For the times we turn others into enemies
All: Forgive us.
One: Deliver us, O God.
All: Guide our feet into the way of peace.
One: Hear our prayer.
All: Grant us peace.
One: From the arrogance of power
All: Deliver us.
One: From the myth of redemptive violence
All: Deliver us.
One: From the tyranny of greed
All: Deliver us.
One: From the ugliness of racism
All: Deliver us.
One: From the cancer of hatred
All: Deliver us.
One: From the seduction of wealth
All: Deliver us.
One: From the addiction of control
All: Deliver us.
One: From the idolatry of nationalism
All: Deliver us.
One: From the paralysis of cynicism
All: Deliver us.
One: From the violence of apathy
All: Deliver us.
One: From the ghettos of poverty
All: Deliver us.
One: From the ghettos of wealth
All: Deliver us.
One: From a lack of imagination
All: Deliver us.
One: Deliver us, O God.
All: Guide our feet into the way of peace.
One: We will not conform to the patterns of this world.
All: Let us be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
One: With the help of God's grace
All: Let us resist evil wherever we find it.
One: With the waging of war.
All: We will not comply.
One: With the legalization of murder
All: We will not comply.
One: With the slaughter of innocents
All: We will not comply.
One: With laws that betray human life
All: We will not comply.
One: With the destruction of community
All: We will not comply.
One: With the pointing finger and malicious talk
All: We will not comply.
One: With the idea that happiness must be purchased
All: We will not comply.
One: With the ravaging of the earth
All: We will not comply.
One: With principalities and powers that oppress
All: We will not comply.
One: With the destruction of peoples
All: We will not comply.
One: With the raping of women
All: We will not comply.
One: With governments that kill
All: We will not comply.
One: With the theology of empire
All: We will not comply.
One: With the business of militarism
All: We will not comply.
One: With the hoarding of riches
All: We will not comply.
One: With the dissemination of fear
All: We will not comply.
One: Today we pledge our ultimate allegiance to the kingdom of God.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To a peace that is not like Rome's
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the gospel of enemy-love
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the kingdom of the poor and broken
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To a king who loves his enemies so much he died for them
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the least of these, with whom Christ dwells
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the transnational church that transcends the artificial borders of nations
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the homeless rabbi who had to place to lay his head
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the cross rather than the sword
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the banner of love above any flag
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: The the one who rules with a towel rather than an iron fist
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the one who rides a donkey rather than a war horse
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the revolution that sets both oppressed and oppressors free
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the way that leads to life
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the slaughtered Lamb
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: And together we proclaim his praises, from the margins of the empire
to the centers of wealth and power.
All: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
One: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
All: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.