For Rowdy Christians Everywhere

by Dave Schultz

The Whole World Lies in Wickedness

  Small minds, which cannot conceive of something greater.

  Distracted minds, wasted on play or useless work.

  Gullible minds--every new theory they accept.

  Vain minds, scornful of others, puffed up with themselves.

  Closed minds, unwilling to open for God.

  Empty minds, hung with a sign reading ‘Room to Let’.

  Animal hearts, with their vilest passions let

  loose. Misguided hearts, thinking nothing is greater

  than happiness. Hollow hearts, with a space where God

  should be. Proud hearts, not knowing they are still a work

  in progress. Cold hearts, caring only for themselves.

  Timid hearts--what path is easiest, they accept.

  Gluttonous eyes, which eat up the world and accept

  its temptations. Roving eyes, which will not let

  virtue stay them. Haughty eyes, admiring themselves.

  Downcast eyes, scared to look up to someone greater.

  Faithless eyes, which hate the Lord but lust for His work.

  Blind eyes, that by their darkness miss the light of God.

  Arrogant mouths, speaking blasphemies against God.

  Wanton mouths, calling adulterers to accept

  their kiss. Tale-bearing mouths, doing the devil’s work.

  Flattering mouths, which will not fight for truth but let

  sin go unchallenged. Cruel mouths, cursing with greater

  fervor than they bless. Greedy mouths, gorging themselves.

  Scheming hands, gathering much mischief to themselves.

  Heavy hands, unwilling to lift up praise to God.

  Bloody hands, daily pursuing more and greater

  violence. Grasping hands, which are eager to accept

  any bribe. Unclean hands, not yet ready to let

  go of evil. Slothful hands, slack in the Lord’s work.

  Awakening spirits find this world’s ways do not work.

  Curious spirits start to look beyond themselves.

  Incomplete spirits sense the Lord’s presence and let

  Him in. Hopeful spirits come cautiously to God

  and find mercy. Contrite spirits he will accept.

  Healed spirits soar, finding a love that is greater.

  Those who accept this world’s wickedness harm themselves.

  But if we let our spirits lead us back to God,

  His mercy is greater than our wickedest work.