Inspired by Matthew 6:28 and by my overly crazy life and the overly crazy lives of so many people I know and love. Would that we could all figure this one out so easily. Also, inspired by Klezmer music because Jesus was a Jew.
I got to work and turned on my computer. Three hundred emails required my reply.
Dozens of voicemails awaited attention. I bet my in-box is full when I die.
No break for lunch. I went straight to the treadmill. Right after work there were errands to run.
After I ate, I cleaned up the apartment. It drives me crazy when my will is done!
Someone once said to consider the lilies. They do not toil and they do not spin.
I say those lilies, they have it too easy. They’re loose and they’re lazy. It’s almost a sin.
No time to ponder or take a vacation. Such is the cost of maintaining control.
Someone once said to consider the lilies. Value their beauty. Rejoice in their smell.
If I took time to consider the lilies, my plans for the day would be all shot to hell.
But I see the wall and it’s coming straight at me. I sense my energy starting to give.
I feel the cracks in my thick coat of armor. This is no way for a person to live!
Open my eyes to encounter life’s gifts and be fully alive till the day of my death.
Someone once said to consider the lilies. Maybe that’s not such a bad thing to do.
When you get down to it lilies are lovely. If they’re so cherished, perhaps I am too.
Okay you lilies, you’ve got my attention. Time to be trusting and learn how to play.
Surely my in-box can wait till tomorrow. The blessings of life will suffice for today.