The worst word and the worst prayer ever.

When I go to church,

And I say,

Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Does it make it okay?

When I swear on the bible,

Saying that I'd never hurt you.

But then I hurt you the very worst way.

If I say sorry,

Does it make it okay?

If I go to church every Sunday,

And pray every night.

Saying thank you for all I have,

And that I'm sorry for all my sins.

If I do the same things the next day,

Does it make it okay?

Does sorry really mean something?

Is saying sorry doing something?

Or is it just a word?

A word used to fix someone's behavior.

So, all I have to do is say one simple word,

And I have redeemed myself?

Is a memorized prayer doing something?

A bunch of words that have been imprinted into my mind.

Are they something that will forgive all of my sins?

Is a punishment going to make it all better?

Teach you a lesson?

Maybe, sorry is the worst word out there.

And just maybe, "Our Father who art in heaven" is the worst prayer out there.

Because words alone don't make it okay.