Oh Great Man in the sky,
Holy Father, much maligned,
Look down with mercy upon us, your wayward children,
And shed grace upon our weakness,
For we cannot see you much of the time,
And so often we forget the way.
Oh, Jesus, Son of the Divine,
Have mercy upon us in our wayward climb,
And find us here in the depths of our worldly blindness.
And guide our steps day by day,
And forgive us when we think
That we can figure it out.
Holy Spirit, whisper of the Divine,
Please give to us this day
The manna that doesn’t keep.
Give us answers for the very moment
And keep us from thinking that we can figure it out.
For you are Holy, Perfect Spirit, Son, and Father much maligned.
And you know the way. When we stray, you know the way.
If we will but turn to you in blindness
And offer up our lofty thoughts as a sacrifice
For they make us think we know the way
When in the end, they lead astray.
And only day by day
You show the way.
Day by day you show the way.
