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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

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