The Paradoxical Commandments
Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

EVERY GRAIN OF SAND
(Words and Music by Bob Dylan)
1981 Special Rider Music

In the time of my confession,
in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet
flood every newborn seed
There's a dyin' voice within me
reaching out somewhere,
Toiling in the danger
and in the morals of despair.

Don't have the inclination
to look back on any mistake,
Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events
that I must break.
In the fury of the moment
I can see the Master's hand
In every leaf that trembles,
in every grain of sand.

Did you know that Bob Dylan embraced Christianity about 25 years ago? He recorded 3 projects that were pointedly written from a believer's perspective, and his concerts became evangelistic meetings! It's sad that the church put Dylan on a pedestal and tried to make him the voice of Christianity. He got slammed from every side when what he really needed was a mentor to help him grow in his faith. You can read his bio here.