Soul Must Be Pure

A married life’s like colored cloth; A cloistered life, a pure-white garb! A celibate avoids sex-thoughts; All religious must live pure lives! All forms of sin, we must avoid; The mortal sins are soul-takers; The clergy must be more cautious; The devils tempt them miserably! But God is holy in always; Heaven abounds in holiness; No sin-stained soul can stay with God, Unless, He cleanses it, His way! To fall in sin is man’s weakness; God forgives hearts truly contrite; Sin wounds and scars the soul somehow; The grace of God must heal all souls! The religious must be wary; The devils hate them to the core; They will not rest until they fall Into their traps and snares, wily. Even the empty mind can sin; No saint is sinless or exempt; But Christ has paid the price for sins Of all mankind, once and for all! But God stays by the righteous ones; He lifts them up, each time they fall, And fills their souls with much more grace, Until their war with devils’ won! Copyright by Dr John Celes 12-08-2009