The National prayer breakfast - Yes we should pray

Yes we should pray

Starched linen on flowered tables

Hawk eyed waiters pounce and serve

Timid bishops stare in dismay

It’s an assembly so national, who knows its today

Edited prayers on rehearsed verses

The dust should settle, the carpet is soft

We’ll kneel when we are ready, just bring more soup

It’s paid for, is it? So why bother the grace

It so amazing for a wretch like me

I see I was blind, but the soup is not

Frisk them at the door, screen them thoroughly

Even Christ Himself, needs an invitation

For the nation is at war, it’s an exclusive function

Bite what you can chew, it will soon be over

Bacon and eggs, burn in the tray

Serve it while it’s hot, don’t forget today

For we dine among kings, the subjects should rejoice

Clapping for the martyrs, clasping for the mentors

‘What God can do, no man can…but a man can try’

In God we trust, where do we sign?

For petitions need endorsement, so do prayers

Make the prayers short, for the soup gets cold

We acknowledge the VIPs, thank you for the surprise

We acknowledge the sponsors, you’ve answered our prayers

Should we wait for lunch? For the speeches seem longer

We are in no hurry, the prayers can adjourn

We are in recess, the soup is hot

It’s an annual event, an assembly so national

God bless Kenya, the soup is cold!

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20th June 2013