Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's Journal of Life,
Literature and Love
A
Children’s Bedtime Litany for 2026
In the Name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit
From the ICE-men who break into our
homes and beat up our families
Deliver
us, O Lord
From the anti-ICE who invade our
churches on Sunday mornings
Deliver
us, O Lord
From the ICE gunfire in our streets
Deliver
us, O Lord
From the anti-ICE gunfire in our
streets
Deliver
us, O Lord
From the tear gas on our playgrounds
Deliver
us, O Lord
From government-sponsored
kidnappings
Deliver
us, O Lord
From fires and looting
Deliver
us, O Lord
From explosions in the night
Deliver
us, O Lord
From strangers roaming around with
guns
Deliver
us, O Lord
From the unmarked SUVs that circle
our block
Deliver
us, O Lord
From the violence-pornographers who
take our pictures
Deliver
us, O Lord
Grant your children rest this night,
O Lord
Or if we must be wakeful
Make the shooting stop
Amen
In the Name of…shhhhh!...they’re
beating on the door…don’t let them hear you…
