Sometimes
in our haste
we have taken help
for granted
as if
life
somehow
owes it to us!
We’ve scarcely
noticed.
Do we think it
our right
to be served
by another?
or do we only notice
ourselves?
We complain
when our needs
are not met.
Oughtn’t we say,
"Thanks!",
when they are?
And as life
rushes on
we take
the Lord’s help
for granted too!
God’s there
for us!
Surely his help
is our right -
he owes it to us
to meet our needs!
After all,
why have God
otherwise?
Yet we receive -
sunshine,
seasons,
wet
and dry.
God’s blessings
come
on the just
and the unjust,
the thankful
and those
who don’t give
God a thought!
And Jesus came,
not to give us
a holiday
at Christmas
and Easter,
but life!
Thanks, Lord!