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Children of Man
Children of Man Who is this man Mortals of man Mankind of man People of man Who is he Who is she Who is thee Who is me But children Made in Gods image And we are many million In lifes scrimmage People of color People of race People of religion People of haste Haste to blame one another Haste to accuse one another Haste to hate one another Haste to destroy one another Do we understand Do we care Do we walk hand in hand Do we stand there Stand there in dogma Stand there in fairness Stand there in belief Stand there in bareness Naked to face God To seek His forgiveness Knowing I am flawed My sin of impulsiveness Rushing about Wanting it all Waiting for a give out Not waiting for the call The call to accept There is more to living But I just slept Instead of forgiving Forgiving my self Forgiving my family Forgiving my friends Forgiving my humanity Is it too late To be embraced To enter the gate And to taste Taste the love Taste the goodness Taste the mercy Taste the assurance No it has not past The final chance So be quite fast To enter the dance Dance with Jesus Dance with God Dance with the Holy Spirit Dance with Christs bride The Bride of Christ Gather in Christ Body of Christ The church is Christ The church is your family The church is your base The church is no anomaly The church is your place Grow in the church Disciple in the church Serve in the church Reconcile in the church Not always pretty Not always nice What a pity Take my advice Better there Then anywhere A house of prayer Jesus is near Near to our hearts Near to our thoughts Near to our hurts Near to our faults Accept His presence Accept His gift Accept His peace Accept His love Notes Proverbs 8:4 New International Version (NIV) 4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. Proverbs 8:31 New International Version (NIV) 31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind. Proverbs 15:11 New International Version (NIV) 11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord— how much more do human hearts! Psalm 11:4 New International Version (NIV) 4 The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. Psalm 12:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race. Psalm 14:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. Psalm 21:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind. Psalm 33:13 New International Version (NIV) 13 From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; Psalm 53:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. Psalm 57:4 New International Version (NIV) 4 I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. Psalm 58[a] For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] 1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity? Psalm 66:5 New International Version (NIV) 5 Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! Psalm 89:47 New International Version (NIV) 47 Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity! Psalm 90:3 New International Version (NIV) 3 You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” Psalm 107:8 (4 times in Psalm 107) New International Version (NIV) 8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, Psalm 115:16 New International Version (NIV) 16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind. Psalm 145:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Ecclesiastes 1:13 New International Version (NIV) 13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! Ecclesiastes 2:3 New International Version (NIV) 3 I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives. Ecclesiastes 3:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. Ecclesiastes 3:18 New International Version (NIV) 18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Ecclesiastes 3:19 New International Version (NIV) 19 Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath[a]; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 8:11 New International Version (NIV) 11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. Ecclesiastes 9:3 New International Version (NIV) 3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead. Ecclesiastes 9:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. Jeremiah 32:19 New International Version (NIV) 19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve. Ezekiel 31:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead. Daniel 2:38 New International Version (NIV) 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold. Daniel 10:16 New International Version (NIV) 16 Then one who looked like a man[a] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. Joel 1:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple[a] tree— all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the people’s joy is withered away. Micah 5:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man. Mark 3:28 New International Version (NIV) 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
