DINNER OUT
I spoke to the waiter to hold my dinner
Until later
Even though I had ordered
A wonderful meal,
I had lost my appetite
During the wait
Sometimes I fear that I am
That way with God
I pray for all good things
But when trials come
To prepare me to be entrusted
With His Blessings
I push myself away from the Table
Why must good things
Come with a price?
Because the Father of all Good
Knows that we will not be able
To keep the Blessing
If our hearts are not right
Our humanity unsanctioned
And unredeemed
Causes us to lose that which
We have longed for
So, should we not ask
In the first place?
If you want to live a rudimentary life,
That would be the answer
But we all have dreams
Planted deep within us
Of greatness
And only God knows
the trials and tests
We must pass to secure these
God disciplines those He loves
He sets within them
Hopes and dreams and yearnings
Which only He can grant
In the purest of ways
Dinner out?
Perhaps, but this time
I will prepare myself by hungering
For Him above all
And everything else will
Fall into place
As God wills
EVERYTHING
