What Am I Ashamed and Embarrassed About?

[S] Ezra 9:6 --
 ⁶and I said, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.

[O] Shame, repentance, and brokenness come to my mind as I see Ezra's contrite heart when he found out how God's people transgressed against what God had commands.  I have to say that I take sin too lightly as if it's some sort of a cold that's gonna pass through.  I heard from a preacher that if you just found out you had cancer, how would I feel if my doctor tells me, "Did you know that you have cancer?"  It's the same thing to say, "Did you know you are a sinner?"  While this is a true statement, it is a very insensitive statement.  Ezra wasn't fooling around with people's sin.  He broke down completely because God's people sinned.  How am I responding to this generation's sin against God?

[A] I need to develop more sensitivity about man's sin against God.  My heart's been desensitized.  I need to study more about the seriousness of our sin against God.

[P] Dear God, my heart's been hardened.  Please soften it up with Your oil and wine.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.