Gloria   Glory to God in the highest, we pray — but what kind of insecure god would give a damn for uppercase praise, or love? Say   it anyway — Glory to God, a prayer for mercy and forgiveness, for some way out of suffering. We beg for a share   of eternity — public heaven, private hells, a flock of renegade sheep daring to bleat and thankful to be alive.     © Michael Fleming Brattleboro, Vermont May 2022