For we were given, of this planet, full control;
We dominate its fate, as well as ours, in whole.
So who and what you are and think will only be
That singlet in the depth of mankind’s sea.
Hence you, and all your human values, must employ
The will of god not to demolish or destroy.
There will be no redemption for the human race;
We have to choose between redemption and disgrace.
Our challenges are laid before us, constantly;
Each one is made apparent, there for us to see.
So ‘giving back to God’ is not asking too much;
It should be seen as giving thanks for God’s deft touch.
The beauty we have fashioned for ourselves is known;
But all that goes for naught if it is sorely blown.
So once again consider this–and give no slack–
It all comes down to ‘what you are in giving back.
Believing, then, is not enough, but it’s a start;
The values which you live by constitutes your heart!
©Richard Williams