I’ve Been Asking {a #poem}
I’ve been asking Jesus,
because He said I could
(ask)
about a Five Year Plan–
like a plannable annuity
with a guaranteed return
on my investment.
As if….
as if a sure answer for
my tomorrows would
bring me peace today.
He whispers instead what’s doable–
The five hour plan–
a clump of time allotted to,
say, oh, baking a pie.
Manageable, like a tried and true
recipe–
gather ingredients
check oven
double check recipe
slice, mix, roll, bake.
Voila, a pie, sure as shootin’
guaranteed.
Only took a few hours.
Yes, I asked Jesus about
what’s ahead…on down
the road, over the hill,
in the future
and of course (you guessed it)
He handed me a peach.
“Use what’s in your hands,” He said,
“Use what’s in your hands.”
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The issue of ‘calling’ has been on my mind and this poem sort of poured out a few weeks ago.
I’m honored to have a piece over at the Soli Deo Gloria Sisterhood this week talking about just that thing.
About the poem: the first line in is a prompt from The Mischief Cafe,
a book of inspiration and how-to’s, sort of a peoplehood of the traveling poems kind of book from Tweetspeak Poetry.
You can read more about The Mischief Cafe here.
