Soul of the earth

I had the great pleasure of preaching at a brilliant little church called Bexleyheath Community Church this past Sunday. I quoted from a letter that was written to a man called Diognetus in the late 1st century. This man is reported to be a philosopher to the Roman Emperor of the time and apparently he had written to a 'disciple' of the apostles querying the life of Christians. The reply (part of which I will place here) is glorious and notes some stunning truths about the lifestyle of those early believers

Christians are indistinguishable from other men either by nationality, language or customs. And yet there is something extraordinary about their lives. Any country can be their homeland, but for them their homeland, wherever it may be, is a foreign country. Like others, they marry and have children, but they do not expose them... They share their meals, but not their wives.
They live in the flesh, but they are not governed by the desires of the flesh. They pass their days upon earth, but they are citizens of heaven. Obedient to the laws, they yet live on a level that transcends the law... Christians love all men, but all men persecute them. Condemned because they are not understood, they are put to death, but raised to life again. They live in poverty, but enrich many; they are totally destitute, but possess an abundance of everything. They suffer dishonor, but that is their glory. They are defamed, but vindicated...
To speak in general terms, we may say that the Christian is to the world what the soul is to the body.

Will we as a generation of believers be renowned, reported to be the soul of the earth? If not why is that?