Casting off...

Well, God I'm thinking of what we just read.
"Give all your worries and cares to the Lord,
for he (who made the Cosmos, from his head)
... he cares about you, as you'd care for your

own children & would want to help them out
& not to squash and hurt them "for the heck".
So with our futures (selves', & kids', no doubt),
there's such a lot we aren't able to check.

So please give us your wisdom (& your grace)
to learn to handle all of this with you,
& not get grumpy or snarl in your face
if we then have some pain to handle too.

So thank you for computers we have got.
And thanks for all your help & what you do
in this society, that's stressed a lot
please help us to choose well and rest in you.

So thanks for all these "goods" which played a part.
And as for all the "shoulds" we feel in life,
devoid of your wise hand and loving heart
we're at a loss to understand, in strife,

because we'd think that anything lovely
may well be worth more than we'd justify.
But your extravagant gift of an Eve
(to Adam), Avocados and the like,

speak of the thoughtfulness of your own love.
But when we "take for granted" what you gave
(reflecting ON not what's come from above),
that would be worth while leaving in the grave.

So thanks for helping, and providing that -
a grave, at our own bap-ti-zum to leave
our dead and rotting self-willed ways there at
the feet of one who wore love on his sleeve.

I scarcely can believe that he would care,
in that I'm like those teachers of the law
(who boasted of their knowledge, so beware),
oh boy, I'm glad that that's what he came for!

To help me to hold on, & learn from you
what is it I should do to live with joy,
or maybe it is just responding to
your love with simple trust - as did your boy!


Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.  1 Peter 5:7 (PM Version)