2 Nephi 12: "And it shall come to pass that the lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day."
The lofty looks of man, as he gazes into space,
do not begin to comfort the wearied human race.
For we scrutinize the stars in their cold and distant way,
looking far beyond the mark of salvation ev'ry day.
Exaltation will not come through technology, but grief --
if our science is not yoked to a Christ-centered belief.
Our haughtiness of mind and of heart, a cul-de-sac,
leads our wits to idols dumb and our faith to actions black.
There is wisdom in the dust, in humility sincere,
that the mighty and the great will soon justly come to fear.
For the heavens stoop to me and I need not fly to them
when I stay upon my knees and gaze only at God's hem.
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