Corinthian Pleasure- A Carnival Prayer

Paul teaches the best things are three:

Faith and Hope and charity.

I surely take his words as true

And hold them up in all I do.

But, God knows, and I'll confess

There are other ways we're blessed

And when I pray for strength, like Paul

The gifts I wish for most of all

Are similar to Paul's in number-

First, I pray, Lord, make me dumber

For which of Paul's gifts pass the dense

For fellowship with those with sense?

Then I ask a little madness

To comfort me in times of sadness

And so my will is never tested

Even once I've been arrested.

Third, I pray my spirit's small

Of lesser gifts, the best of all,

To never trust in our conclusions

Yet to doubt our own illusions.

I won't debate the good apostly,

And pray my pride won't be too costly

When, heart aroar and gut arumble,

I pray "keep thy crazy fool humble."

-Timothy Timfor