Our days are like grass,
short, sometimes spectacular,
sometimes not, but no matter
as all grass withers.
We are a flower in the field,
Exquisite, beautifully wrought,
springing from a small seed
bursting alive, then decline.
What we have,
before grass withers,
before flower fades,
is only this:
the steadfast love of the Lord.
Photograph by Francesco Ungaro via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Credentials, qualities,
accomplishments, strengths:
all the usual categories
for a resume. But then
it’s submitted for review
and your consideration:
Forgiveness.
Heals diseases.
Redeems your life.
Crowns you with love
and mercy.
Satisfies.
Renews your strength.
Provides justice.
Transparency (another way
of saying: makes known
his ways.
Merciful.
Gracious.
Slow to anger.
Abounds in love.
Shows grace to the undeserving.
Compassionate.
Definitely not the usual,
or the expected.
Photograph by Marcus Winkler via Unsplash. Used with permission.
