And on the Seventh Day

On that seventh day
when it was all good,
all things created,
I wonder and ask
what God did to rest.

No Sunday football,
no art museums;
perhaps a visit
to the global zoo
or a longish nap?

No Little League game,
no worship service
or church welcome lunch;
perhaps choir practice
with heaven’s angels?

No short Sunday drive,
no movies to watch,
no Starbuck’s to drink;
perhaps a silent stroll
on the empty beach?

No good books to read (or bad ones),
no trashy novels (or good ones),
no stories or articles to write,
no Barnes & Noble bargain books;
perhaps a dive into the Word?

No one to Facebook
or follow on Twitter,
no one’s blog to read,
no net to surf;
perhaps a spider’s web to watch?

I will never know
what God did to rest
on that seventh day
when all things were good;
I’m at the ball game.

To see more posts on “Rest,” please visit Bonnie Gray’s blog carnival at Faith Barista. The links will be live on Thursday morning. To see last weeks posts on "Forgiveness," please visit the site.

Photograph: Stillness by Michael Drummond via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission. The photograph is of St. Mary’s Loch, Scottish Borders.