I know we’ve done away with sin
Confession is now redundant
But evil hasn’t gone away
It seems in the ascendant
And evil things need naming
And bringing to the light
We need to confess we’re sinners
Be ready for the fight
Sex trafficking is rampant
A massive industry
Young girls from Romania
Stolen from family
Seduced abused and trafficked
Money to be made
They won’t ever see it
Fodder for the trade
The human heart is made for love
Broken it becomes perverse
Leads us into selfish ways
Perhaps to something worse
Jesus names the sins for us
They happen every day
On my knees I will confess
And for his pardon pray
Brian Fahy
8 February 2022
+ Watched a programme on BBC above the trafficking of girls from Romania to the UK. It is frightening what happens to these girls.
In Mark’s Gospel (7:14-23) Jesus lists the sins that proceed from the human heart that is not in tune with God.
Fornication, theft, murder
Adultery, avarice, malice
Deceit, indecency, envy
Slander, pride, folly
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