Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Rubber-band Ball

We’re all in a race
                        A complicated race
                        Where many opportunities abound
                                                Good opportunities
                                                Right opportunities
                                                Seductive opportunities
                                                Necessary opportunities
                        Opportunities like a rubber-band ball ~
                                                            Tightly wound
                                                            Criss-crossing, intersecting
                                                            Colors alluring and inviting
                                                            And sometimes
                                                                        All knotted up.
We all need space
                        Time
                        and Place
                                    to ponder our rubber-band balls.
We need to meet God
                        Our Shepherd, our Friend
We need to meet God
                        Face to face.
We’re all in a race
                        A complicated race
                        Where many opportunities abound.
We need to meet God
                        Our Shepherd, our Friend
We need to experience His grace,
                                                His overflowing grace.

“Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face as a man speaks to his friend.”
Exodus 33:11
           

2 comments:

  1. And when I indiscriminately scramble to follow those opportunities I bounce all over the place just like that rubber band ball! Love the imagery!!! Love the poem! May I remember to heed the warning ~ and His invitation!

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