The Cares of this Life

A torrential down pour of thoughts
have been steadily falling lately
tugged to and fro by the blustery winds of urgent details
and demanding "to-do"s.

The days are hard to hold onto
slippery and slipping by so fast
I try to squeeze them hard and make them stop
but I cannot.

Somewhere in front of me I sense the joy of Jeremiah 29:11
it is peeking around the corner
and it keeps smiling at me
as if it knows something that I am unaware of.

But I forget to see it and I bend down to try and tie my laces
only to find that they are already tied
I wonder if I am wearing the right shoes
for this journey.

I wonder...
I wonder...
I wonder...
I... I cannot understand a journey I have not yet seen.



As I wait, the Lifter of my head
stoops low to look into my eyes and
He reminds me that
He has prepared the way.


"It is extraordinary what an enormous power there is in simple things to distract our attention from God.  Refuse to be swamped with the cares of this life."  --Oswald Chambers