Humanity Blossoms

Like the rose, we are all different yet the same
White, black, yellow, red, precious yet so plain
Our roots planted deep within earth
While love and hate in the shapes of petals are
Scattered in the dust
Like the rose, we need to have our hearts pruned
Of prejudices that decay and disease our souls
Our cultural diversity is our most treasured prize
Without it our history withers and dies
Like the rose we too must be fed
So education must be our complete food
Like the hybrid rose, our hardness is gained at the
Expense of others, so let our softness touch
Our sisters and brothers. Like the rose, humanity
Blossoms only if given care and room.

Folly of the Godless

The fool has said in his heart there is no God
There is none who does good
God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if
there are any who understand, who seek God.
Every one of them has turned aside
They have together become corrupt
There is none who does good,
No, not one.

Soul

The word soul has a quite a number of meanings, but most of them can be reduced to the following three categories:

1. Life or the life force, especially in connection with blood
2. One's soul or the immaterial being, the seat of intellect and emotion
3. An individual or person.

The Bible typically considers a person as an interconnected whole. This is why the Bible tells us to love God with all our heart, soul, and strength- in other words, with our entire being.