Prayer of the Modern Day Pharisee

Sinners, Publicans – Pharisees, Scribes Unto neither of these could I ever subscribe For I read of both groups in the scriptures each day, And both make me feel to exclaim when I pray, “God, I thank thee, that I’m not as other men are, Like those sinners and publicans - God keep me far From their damnable words and their damnable deeds, And more so than this – Oh God, keep me free From those gosh awful Pharisees - they above all Are the worst kind of folks who are destined to fall. But rather God keep apart from these men And I promise that things will go on as they’ve been Fasting two times a week, paying tithes of my gain Doing all that I do, but I need not explain For Thou knowest all this, and the time has come when I must wrap this prayer up, and close with amen” No, I’ll never be like anyone from those tribes Not like Sinners and Publicans, Pharisees, Scribes For I’m nothing like they. No, my time is well spent Me, a just soul who has no need to repent Reference: Luke 18: 10-14 Luke 15:7