Looking
around, my eyes are filled with wonder
Temporal
things distract with glitz and glam
Gifts
bestowed from God vie for a place in my heart
Can
mere things compare with the living Holy One?
Moth
and rust shall corrupt them, diamonds pale in his light
Moping
about, brooding that things didn’t go my way
Things
and plans I trusted in, when my faith should be solely in him
My
Father provides my daily bread and prospers me
Daily,
his mercies shower upon me anew
He
began a good work in me and will complete it
With
eyes lifted up, I see. My treasure is in heaven
Naught
will gain from earthly things; my riches abound in him
O’
for the day when I'll see his face and temporal distractions are erased
When
my sins no longer get in the way of my worship
Days
unending, basking in the Light of life
I hope to hear him say well done, engulfed by
his embrace
To bow at his feet, my crown cast before him
His scars before me, an emblem of grace
I can’t fathom the beauty my eyes will
behold-the Holy Trinity
When faith becomes sight, I'll no longer glimpse in a dim mirror
In
the short time I spend here on earth, may my distractions be lessened
May
my toils be for Christ’s kingdom and not for earthly gain
May
I be like my Master, a servant. May I love my neighbor as myself
May
your light shine through me, my darkness diminished
May
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
This
poem was born out of my frustration with distractions and my desire for a more
joyous walk with Christ.
