Next

What's next?

It's an interesting question Lord

One thing finishes

Leaving room for the next

Sometimes it's easy to decide

If there's a lineup of possibilities

Waiting

But only one is suitable at that moment

Sometimes it's a challenge

With so many interests

But limited resources

Once in a while it's almost impossible

If nothing touches the heart

Because the heart has gone cold

May You keep my heart alive

Following Your lead for whatever is

Next

Friendship

Unplanned

Conversation

Lightly catches up lives

Hope for future time together

Brings warmth

Connection

To hear and understand

The joy that brings

Whether it's a language

Or a subject

Because there's connection

In understanding

To do and understand

The joy that brings

Whether it's on the computer

Or creating something by hand

Because there's connection

In understanding

To be and understand

The joy that brings

Whether it's walking with You, Lord

Or interacting with other people

Because there's connection

In understanding

Wind

The wind has arrived

I can hear it through the tree

They warned us about yesterday

But it is only arriving now

Waves of wind

Then silence

Before another wave of wind

Once daylight begins to glimmer

I may find a fresh blanket

Of leaves on the ground

--Or maybe not

It's the end of October

And our tree is still green

By the time the leaves are yellow

It may require simply a gentle breeze

To bring them dancing

Toward the earth

What's On My Mind Today?

I come to the paper

Early in the morning

To write my journal of life

But sometimes a topic

Isn't immediately there

Clamouring for attention

So many different things

Can capture my interest

And yet the older I get

The more the variety

Comes together in You, Lord

--And in Your church

Deer

Seven deer

Through the trees

Milling about nervously

Once I noticed them

Wanting to graze

But wanting me to leave

Finally they began to wander away

--Amazing pockets of wonder

In the city

Band

Music for worship

Produced by a band

Needs musicians and 

Singers

The leader must sing

But must the leader also

Play an instrument?

I suspect the combination 

Is for convenience

Rather than necessary

Am I willing to step forward

To try?--

Organize and lead a band

As a singer only