Hallowe'en

The world has dressed up with their painted fa-
ces, celebrating the Goblins of the Dark,
The Kingdom of the Underworld, embark-
ing on a Masquerade, being led astray.

Satan has deluded them that a veil
Is better than the Truth; that hiding be-
hind walls where no one sees is a guarantee
To live in security without fail.

But God is the God of Truth, not disguise:
Eternal Living God of Honesty
Purge from us our fraud, our hypocrisy
And help us flee from the Devil’s lies.

Heavenly Father, we pray, cause us to see that Heaven’s spacious,
Not walled nor hidden with a mask—O! be Thou Lord of naked faces.

- D. Benning

written 31 Oct 1982