Combatting Spiritual Drift- Our Global Pandemic

The world ever moves with enhancements
As we invest mostly unto advancements
And what we find that's been left far behind
Is growth and pursuit of the spiritual kind

If we had more faith, we'd see all kinds of healings
As we'd bond in brotherhood, through sacred feelings
There to share convictions within our hearts
There to serve and bless, with each doing their part

With naught but heartfelt appreciation
We can renew Christ-like love and dedication
There to promote goodwill, and peace on earth
Unto a global trend of spiritual rebirth

May we each engage in this worthwhile quest
And feel afresh the breath of life unto rest
May we spread love and concern from land to land
As though offering God's hand to another's hand

Combatting Spiritual Drift
Our Global Pandemic
From an address given at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago, Illinois, 2 Sept, 1993
Elder Russell M. Nelson
Ensign, Nov, 1993, 102-108

noun: a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
noun: something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
noun: a force that moves something along
noun: the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
noun: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
verb: vary or move from a fixed point or course
verb: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
verb: be subject to fluctuation
verb: drive slowly and far afield for grazing
verb: cause to be carried by a current
verb: move in an unhurried fashion
verb: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
verb: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
verb: be in motion due to some air or water current
verb: wander from a direct course or at random