The Fight of the Weak

In church one Sunday morning,
a sinner sat and heard
the story of salvation
from the Holy Word.

He heard the gentle knocking
of the Spirit at his heart~
then from the pew behind him
he heard the faintest whisper start.

His attention wandered back and forth
from the pulpit to the pew,
first he felt convicted,
then he'd notice something new.

He heard a stifled giggle
mute the teaching of the cross~
then with the bread of Heaven before him
he saw someone toss

a crumpled paper on the floor~
and as the spirit still
moved in his heart
someone else banged out the door!

I'll walk out too, the sinner thought,
and rushing out, pell-mell,
he ran from the Holy Spirit
and stepped out into hell!

Now, Christian friend, the moral
of it all is sad put plain~
The one you disturb with foolishness
may never hear the Word again!