March 21, 2014

Stillness

Read: Ecclesiastes 5:18

"Stillness" by Paul C Thomas

If time stood still for just one day

Then we’d have enough space to say

What it is to those we love so much

Seeking those we promised to keep in touch

Dining with those that we’ve admired

And pursuing those that we’ve desired

Stepping outside our four walls

And hanging our hats in our neighbors halls

Time to grow gardens and plant our trees

So our cities will burst with lushness and greens

We’ll wait for days end and the towns that hush

For the setting sun and the colors that flush

Into the sky while it drops off the map

As grandpas tell tales to those in their laps

And brothers ‘goodnight’ and lovers hold tight

To the moments that are amplified from the first light

Of the moon as it rises and stars from the sky

That blesses those born and guides those who die

But would we take advantage of this extra day?

Or into history would we let it fade?

The truth is that this cannot be done

More time? Get real, you have one life, just one.

Ecclesiastes is about the author sharing his thoughts on the meaning of life. He uses sayings, proverbs, and poems to illustrate his point.

Prayer for today: Dear God, Help us to be still, and connect with you, listening, carefully, for your whisper, your guidance.