For The Glory Of
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(Kurdish Persian garden rug)
For The Glory Of…
For the glory of what
Do you do what you do?
Is it for love of self, family, tribe or country
Or is it for the glory of God?
It’s always good to acknowledge
Even a bit of the credit we’ve earned
But without God
What would we even be?
Everything we endure and achieve
Adds to the ledger our humble lives record
And yet what is there to spend this treasure on
When our lives are done?
Do you spend it now, with time
Of the essence and tomorrow never known,
Or give it in service and sacrifice to some
Unacknowledged quantity, debt or opportunity?
Seems that moderation and prudence
Is the better part of valor
When faced by a world burning
With so many fundamental unknowns.
Here as we find ourselves
In the thick of things, in delight or despair,
Who is it we come to praise or blame
Even as we alone bear the weight?
Weight and light balanced on the tip
Of a wave, breaking always breaking,
Open this life to the glory of what is only
Always ineffable beyond word or name.
(10/27/24)
Copyright © James Moore | Year Posted 2024
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