Litany for the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

This is wrong.
Lord, have mercy.

This will be wrong for a long time to come.
Lord, have mercy.

We bless greed, and we, ourselves, are filled with greed.
Lord, have mercy.

We demand more energy for our homes, autos, farms, industries, war machines
Lord, have mercy.

We demand more plastic things that begin from oil: things big and small, things exotic, things expensive, things ordinary, things cheap. And, we do not know or knowing, choose to forget, that all these things come to us at a very high price, indeed.
Lord, have mercy.

And we have come to this.
Lord, have mercy.

On the souls of the 11 men who died in the explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
Lord, have mercy.

On the bodies and souls of all injured in that explosion
Lord, have mercy.

On the families, friends, and co-workers of these people
Lord, have mercy.

On the ocean, your marvelous creation,
Lord, have mercy.

On all the creatures that live in the sea
Lord, have mercy.

On all the creatures that live on the sea
Lord, have mercy

On all the creatures that live near the sea
Lord, have mercy

On the workers who now labor to clear that sea and land
Lord, have mercy

On the executives of British Petroleum, Transocean, and all other associated companies
Lord, have mercy

Bless them to understand and to acknowledge what they have done
Lord, have mercy

And bless us to understand and to acknowledge that we should not have made and can no longer make the demands we have been making.
Lord, have mercy.

Can we change? Can you change us?
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Amen.