Sacrificing Arrogance

Whoever humbles himself as a little child,
All of God's blessings will be beguiled;
Being the greatest in the Heavenly domain,
Your rightful place with God able to attain;
Arrogance is the opposite from being humble,
You'll know them since they tend to grumble;
Arrogance loves to gab do all the talking,
Arrogance complains and mostly balking;
Arrogance can't see getting something done,
Declaring it impossible much left undone;
Arrogance rejects the advice of others say,
Since their mind is made up on which way;
Arrogance takes credit from someone else,
If it was wrong they'd blame even an elf;
They refuse to change mind when mistaken,
Arrogance is going awry you'll be forsaken;
Arrogance is an anti-faith having no belief,
For your suffering arrogance shows no grief;
Arrogance flows with pride, vanity and sin,
As in the birth of Jesus no room in the inn.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2003 Richard Newton Sherrer

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