1. This plague won’t end
Until we give up selfishness
And strife.
2. This plague won’t end
Until we start to value
Every life.
3. This plague won’t end
Until we love our foes
And see their worth.
4. This plague won’t end
Until we tend and cherish
All the earth.
5. This plague won’t end
Until we grasp our folly
And our sin.
6. This plague won’t end
Until we seek the Lord our God –
Within.
References
1. Turn from your selfish ways (Luke 9:23; NLT).
Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds (Habakkuk 1:3; NIV).
2. May the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today (1 Samuel 26:24; NLT).
3. Love your enemies! (Matthew 5:44; NLT).
4. The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it (Genesis 2.15; NLT).
God is the King of all the earth (Psalm 47:7; NIV).
5. You, Lord, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you (Psalm 69:5; NIV).
God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner (Luke 18:13; NLT).
6. Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near (Isaiah 55:6; NIV).
If you seek him, you will find him (1 Chronicles 28:9; NLT).
The kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21; KJV).
