Those Around Me

When those around me can do no wrong It’s a wonderful state of mind When it’s their voices amplifying the song The most beautiful singing I find I like myself better when I love them And the light shines bright in their eyes My love for them is filled to the brim Like the stars fill the nighttime skies When others around me seem to walk on water It’s not that I’m in denial I’m just thinking of them as I probably ought to And loving them all of the while Every fault I overlook in another And weakness I just don’t see Is looking at them as they appear to their mother And not as they appear to me I like myself better when I’m loving my brother When I’m loving my sister you see Petty differences don’t seem like a bother When I just learn to let them be I have found the best way I can look at my friends Is also the best way to be free Because no one has ever needed more Grace… Than when the Creator is looking at me David Kettler