With Great Power...

As humans we have so much potential
We are frail, sinful, and can harm our fellow man
I beg you Lord to remember that we can also do so much good
Especially when we come together under a common cause
We have such great capacity and power to do good or evil
With great power comes great responsibility
Help us please to act accordingly
Help us to use our great power wisely and for the good of others
I pray for an open and honest communication
And for productive positive debate and conversation
We bicker and argue and fight
Over who is wrong and who is right
Who is better, who is worse, who is for
Who is against; the rest, we ignore
It is an art that few remember
And fewer still can do with success
In a culture challenged in many respects
Society says we must die or conform
The old ways are gone and this is the norm

... Comes Great Responsibility

But I say we challenge our culture
We must die to ourselves and be transformed
Cling to our anchor to weather the storm
We must stand upon the firm foundation
Of our fellowship and our shared faith
And bear well the slings and arrows of life
With the armor of hope and the countenance of Grace
We have been given great power:
It is our responsibility, our duty, to share it and spread it
We were not given a spirit of timidity and fear
We were given a spirit of love and boldness and courage
Each must do their part in their way where they are and how they can
To live out the Gospel in word and deed and to show love to their fellow man
The stakes have never been higher
When not just lives, but souls, are on the line
We have the power to truly inspire
And help others to glimpse the wholly divine
For, one day, we may look upon the face of God
And walk through the streets where angels have trod