The Price of Rage

 

There seems to be so much conflict,

And all of it’s our fault.

Yet we seem disinclined to bring

The conflict to a halt.

I don’t know if we’ve forgotten

All that we put Him through,

Or that we have been well advised

On what we ought to do.  

But despite all He did for us,

We still seem bound to hate.

It seems the lessons we must learn

Will all be learned too late.

I understand you think you’re right,

And all the rest are wrong,

But, in the end, you’ll lose it all

If rage is your sole song.

If we won’t turn away from rage,

Let mercy take its place,

Then, when we come before His throne,

We, too, may find no Grace.

John 13:34-35

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.