The Devil

One deadly power play against human struggle Against sin Death Is the devil Father Christ call the devil “murderer” Father of lies Saint Peter warns his followers Be sober, be watchful The devil stalks around Like a roaring lion Seeking someone to fall The devil has the power of death Fear of death, root of other fears Struggles against ordinary fear we face in life Fear of pain, of being forgotten, not having enough Not accomplishing enough Getting old Being faded in some way All find their power source In the fear of death We will try not to answer to devil’s strategy We will do all we can To avoid these fears Have you ever lied? Have you ever put others down? Have you ever sought revenge? What do all examples have in common? Engaging simple behavior, to avoid something we fear Devil leads the human race to a habit pattern of sinning Through sin, ever-deeper forms of bondage Manipulating our fear of death His ultimate goal is to make us his slaves, to lead us to eternal death