While on vacation I read Pico Iyer's "The Art of Stillness". It inspired and moved me deeply. After the second chapter, I found my own thoughts flowing through ink onto a page. This is what I came up with.
July 10, 2016
Little snapshots every day, page by page make chapters of a life
Monotony is there; laundry, work, cleaning always needing to be done
Sun rises, makes its debut in the rear of the house
Birds chirp and tweet outside
Summertime by seven or later, sun rests in front of the house
Yet clouds are different, temperature changes and
God's words remain the same on each page
As the Morning Star, He is constant and blue skies always return
Sometimes sadness seeps deeper
Tender areas we expose with those we're most comfortable
Grief then hardens like calluses on bottoms of our feet
Yet tokens from those who love us give relief, comfort, and protection
We are strengthened and encouraged by joy in great love and sacrifice
And so the monotony can fade like bright colors to dull backgrounds
As we are drawn into sweet vibrancy of fellowship
We are sustained by our King's constancy and others' love
The earth and we age older, subtlety of mood changes
Everything evolves and then we step back to view
We understand, we are grateful and amazed
How great Thou art
Leaving this legacy, this beauty behind
Yes, sit still, make notes, turn the i-phone off
Get lost in stillness and movement all at the same time
May His kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven
May God's kingdom live on in me
Amen
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