Daily (Janis Joplin–style) Digital Life Litany for Protection, Direction and Stewardship

Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton

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Oh Lord,

this online world can feel like 

a long, loud blues song

with too many verses 

and not enough truth.

I’m asking you,

won’t you guard my wild, wired heart?

Keep me from giving it away

to every sweet-talking stranger in my messages,

to every platform that wants my soul

for a little shot of attention.

Teach me to pour my voice out

without emptying my worth—

to share my art 

without signing away my rights,

to sing my truth

without being swallowed

by the noise and the numbers.

Protect me from digital heartbreak:

the scam dressed up as sympathy,

the “friend” who’s really a thief,

the bottle of endless scrolling

that numbs instead of heals.

Help me read the fine print

before I sign my name on any line,

and help me remember

that no number of likes

can ever replace 

real love,

real rest,

real grace.

Let my stewardship online

be raw but not reckless,

honest but not self-destructive—

so that my song in this wired world

sets somebody free,

starting with me.

AI‑assisted creative work: This litany is an imaginative parody pastiche using generative AI. It imitates the public persona of [Janis Joplin] for commentary and devotional reflection. It is not created by or affiliated with [Janis Joplin] and should not be taken as his real views or words.”

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