{"id":477,"date":"2007-07-17T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-17T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2007\/07\/the-maze.html"},"modified":"2007-07-17T15:58:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-17T15:58:00","slug":"the-maze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2007\/07\/the-maze.html","title":{"rendered":"THE MAZE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE ONE\u2014THE CONSCIENCE<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You don\u2019t get there sooner<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Running faster in that direction,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It only ruins your temper<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Your color and complexion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE TWO\u2014THE EMOTIONS<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If you can\u2019t remember<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Whether you\u2019ve been here before<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I fear you\u2019ll never find<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The exit or the door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE THREE\u2014THE WILL<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You grow weary of the game<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You grow wary of the claim<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Cause all paths look the same, <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And no one is to blame. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE FOUR\u2014THE MIND<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Did you take the trouble<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To think the path through, <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Before you even started,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Before you turned blue?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE ONE<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Are you going round in circles,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Retracing your selections,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Has it occurred to you,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To ask for directions?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE TWO<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Every turn you take, <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Every move you make,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Every path you forsake,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Could be a mistake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE THREE<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Some are not phased<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">By a complex maze,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It doesn\u2019t take days,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Or leave you amazed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> VOICE FOUR<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Seeing the end from the beginning,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Shows you which way to go,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If only you\u2019d had the foresight,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To start off quite slow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE TWO<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And now it\u2019s getting dark,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And all the noises gone,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Should I just stop and rest,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Should I be moving on?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">VOICE FIVE<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u2018My Word is a lamp unto your feet,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And a light unto your path\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">BW3<span>  <\/span>July 17 2007<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOICE ONE\u2014THE CONSCIENCE You don\u2019t get there sooner Running faster in that direction, It only ruins your temper Your color and complexion. VOICE TWO\u2014THE EMOTIONS If you can\u2019t remember Whether you\u2019ve been here before I fear you\u2019ll never find The exit or the door. VOICE THREE\u2014THE WILL You grow weary of the game You grow&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":199,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>THE MAZE - The Bible and Culture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2007\/07\/the-maze.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE MAZE - The Bible and Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"VOICE ONE\u2014THE CONSCIENCE You don\u2019t get there sooner Running faster in that direction, It only ruins your temper Your color and complexion. 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