Paths
This morning I was reminded of a beloved poem by my friend Shawn over at Happy Publishing. I always like where this particular piece takes me – back to the root of it all, which I so need reminded of from time to time.
Uninstructed
“I am going to send you down to earth,”
Said God to me one day,
“I’m giving you what men call ‘birth’–
Tonight you’ll start away;
I want you there to live with men;
Until I call you back again.”
I trembled as I heard him speak,
Yet I know that I must go;
I felt His hand upon my cheek,
And wished that I might know –
Just what on earth would be my task,
And timidly I dared to ask.
“Tell me before I start away,
What thou would have me do;
What message would you have me say?
When shall my work be through?
That I may serve on earth,
Tell me the purpose of my birth.”
God smiled at me and softly said:
“Oh, you shall find your task.
I want you on life’s path to tread,
So do not stay to ask.
Remember, if your best you do,
That I shall ask no more of you.”
How often, as my work I do,
So commonplace and grim,
I sit and sigh and wish I knew
If I am pleasing Him.
I wonder if, with every test,
I’ve truly tried to do my best.
~Edgar A. Guest
Life of Bon 
Guest is easy to read and profound beyond simple words. I do try to do my best. It’s called craftsmanship. There is not much around these days . They ought to post this in factories in China for all the cheap crap they turn out and we are forced to buy because there’s nothing of quality to buy from somewhere else on the shelves.
June 28, 2011 at 11:01 am
Well said, Carl – and I agree with you wholeheartedly.
July 1, 2011 at 1:33 pm
What a lovely poem! Yes, I wonder the same. Blessings to you, Bonnie…
June 28, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Thanks Carol Ann – I love Guest. Blessings to you, my friend.
July 1, 2011 at 1:34 pm