World Turned Upside Down

To see the world turned upside down Takes change indeed, and lots! More men like Jason bring this change, But not those Argonauts. For this is not of flesh and blood; It’s not an earthy fight. The dark, upended, rolled away, Is mastered by the light. See, we won’t cause the death of filth* By legislating lusts; A man’s heart simply won’t be changed Through shoulds and oughts and musts. Closing abortion clinics will Not put an end to strife; The need for their existence ends When we instead choose life. To turn this wild world upside down, You don’t use ties that bind. Instead, you set the Spirit free By changing hearts and minds. But if this job was up to us, We’d never get it done. There’s just one man to do this work; ’Tis Christ, God’s only son. And so we ask that Christ draw near To change the heart of man. When he, like Jason, shares the news, He’s joined with God’s great plan. (musings on Acts 17) ---------- “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” *alternate, rhyming with 'corn', did not assume that would be blotted out in this context, but I'm new...