How readily we bemoan our condition
Yet how lethargic we are in changing direction
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How ardent our cries for justice
Yet how timid our esteem for the law
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How tightly we hold to our opinions
Yet how weakly we grasp the truth
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How easily we resent those who expect something from us
Yet how relentless are the demands we make of others
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How eager we are to speak
Yet how loath we are to listen
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How brash we are in our vanity
Yet how crippled we are by our insecurities
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How carelessly we forget our blessings
Yet how meticulously we record our offense
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How fervent we get about things we cannot change
Yet how languid we can be about the things that are ours to do
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How reluctant we are to accept a God who would hold us accountable
Yet how easy we blame Him for the problems of the world
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How quick we are to expect grace
Yet how grudgingly we dispense mercy
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How voraciously we feed our appetites
Yet how famished we find our souls
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How formidable our cynicism
Yet how fragile our hope
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So in need of redemption
Yet so unwilling to yield
What a universe of reality in this.
What a sad state. “Lord, forgive us.”
How accurately you have described the nature that is human!