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An Imperfect Life

poetry by Fr. Harold Macdonald

The Series

 

Native Ministry

 

St Mary's First Nation

 

 

 

The Residential School Agreement

 

It’s said that God, the IRS* eschews;

but Aboriginals, God shares their lot,

(though Anglicans some promises forgot!).

Indeed, Godself, the victims will not lose.

The native poor, the powerless, ignored,

those whose tongue and culture soon extinguished

those whose well-ness was allowed to languish,

(expendable!), on whom our scorn is poured,

will sit on thrones when God returns to reign

judge the Church opposing them with vigor

who stripped their rights, with self-serving rigour

and all the while, self-giving love would feign.

Church of Esau, forfeiting its birthright,

Pretending that it’s not in heaven’s sight.

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* Indian Residential Schools

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