MY HUMANITY KEEPS GETTING IN THE WAY

My humanity keeps getting in the way,
Though I want to serve the Lord each and every day.
I want Him to be seen and heard in all I do and say
But my humanity keeps getting in the way.

Yes, my humanity keeps getting in the way.
Even when I kneel before my God to pray
The fact that I'm just human comes always into play—
My humanity keeps getting in the way.

My humanity keeps getting in the way.
I'm reminded constantly that I am made of clay
And that my human mind can wander off and go astray—
My humanity keeps getting in the way.

My humanity keeps getting in the way
But from God's Holy Word I have no desire to stray;
And the Lord knows that I'm looking forward to the day
When my humanity will no longer get in the way.

a. franklin staples

May 16-23, 1993


Copyright © 1993 by A. Franklin Staples