No Limit To Our Greed

Greed is the only characteristic we can't see when we look in the mirror! Here is a picture of one of my weaknesses - put yours in its place!

No Limit To Our Greed

We have sold our souls for silver

and have sacrificed for gold.

From our bartering in the market place

to the slaves now being sold.

There is no satisfaction,

No more feelings of delight,

for our hearts have become wooden

as our breath snuffs out the light.

And so we wander aimlessly

tap tap tapping our white stick.

And instead of feeling satisfied

we eat until we're sick.

We gorge ourselves on everything

with no limit to our greed,

no pity for the weak

and no time left for those in need.

We have thrown away our first love;

we've abandoned what is right;

we've surrendered to our every whim

without putting up a fight.

And God, the Lord Almighty

doesn't try to intervene,

He's allowed us freedom of our will

and we've chosen to be unclean.

"Unclean," "Unclean" we need to shout

and beg God for our healing

But instead we stumble in the dark

our mind and body reeling

Drunk on pleasure yet so sad

So unfulfilled and empty

We're looking for life's meaning

But the bins we hold are empty.

Let us plead for His forgiveness

Let our hearts begin to praise.

Let us fall upon our faces

as our voices we do raise

And sing of His great beauty,

of His grace and of His love.

Though we truly deserve judgement

let mercy bless us from above.

   Carole Stolz © 2020