A PRAYER FOR REDEMPTION
A Poetry–Written by Nyamekye Mawuli.
I sing to the borrowed notes of a terrible reality, my people cry out to false gods in madness. Let it be heard by priests and religious priars, for our cries are a warning of your doom.
Yes, the heavens have spoken, your sins
Have reached the throne of the Most High.
I remind you, false prophets,
You took what was ours,
Fed on our riches as if it were your own,
Trapped our minds with dark doctrines and lies,
And led us into oblivion with your twisted tales about an omnipotent God who visits His people with tests and tribulation and pestilence.
Your sins shall fall with you,
And you will be judged by every word you authored askew—Mr. Pastor, Mallam, and Priest.
My cries don’t end with their downfall,
They reach the statesmen too,
My people dance to your empty promises, but you serve only yourselves.
You hide in your stolen riches,
Waving attacks and blames at others like a wayward child confronted by his crimes
You steal our resources,
Mocking truth with your fawning lips and egos.
You have been judged, and your time has come.
Your crimes against humanity have caught up with you—Mr. Politician.
And you, Mr. Citizen, who hides in your victimhood,
Seeing evil in others but never in yourself,
You are an unmistakable element of the climate of evil, Blind to your own plots and machinations.
This nation stands on the brink of judgment from the Most High.
But His mercy is great.
Return, O Ghana, to the worship of the One True God,
That in His grace, you may find redemption and peace.
Bow your hearts, for the time is near;
Let this land be healed by the worship of the Most High – Asomdwee Ntonton Som,
For in His temple- Nyankopɔn Ne Fie- alone, shall we be liberated from the shadows of our sins
Your Words are true and unchangeable, may the manifestation of Your Will hold true through your scripture – Tum Nwoma
Oh Yah Rabbi, accept my humble request in the name of none other
Than Your true Messenger-the Redeemer of this world -OKRONKRONYI NYAME SOMAFO YAWOH!!!
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