But not

By being focused

On ourselves.Jeremiah 7:3-7Isaiah 1:16-18

Because the river

That he dipped in

Was never

Focused on itself.

Nor does any river

Ever cease to feed the needs

Of everybody else.Ezekiel 47:9

And nor will we,

If we immerse ourselves

In the spirit of the river

Seven times.Philippians 2:3-8

In the spirit

Of He who,

Like a Mighty River,Exodus 17:1-61 Corinthians 10:1-4

Is always focused

On the needs

Of everybody else!John 3:16-171 John 4:7-12

But how

Can simply seeking

To encourage others

Help us find the courage

Or discover

How to overcome the things

That seem so hard

To overcome?

Or how

Can softly-spoken

Words of kindness

Help us finally put

The things behind us

That always seem to conquer

And confound us

All the time?

Simply put,

It's because

The change of heart

That has to happen

For us to want to feed

The needs of others

All the time

Is the very same

Change of heart

That has to happen

For us to want to heed

The Holy Spirit

And to serve the Lord

With all the powers

Of our mind.Ezekiel 36:25-27Matthew 22:35-40

One change of heart

Cannot occur

Without the other,

For they are both

Intertwined