Day: July 18, 2021

I have been walking the line
Everything going down just fine
I learn all the road will bring
Before I have my cognac and wine
Tomorrow will be up hill both ways
I’ll carry my shovel and pick
The foreman knows that I work hard
And seldom if ever call in sick
First heat from the sun, then
The wetness of afternoon rain
We are ahead of schedule by a few days
Still made progress in spite of all
No one in their saintly mind can complain
I’m trying but that’s nothing new
Not bragging only telling you
Man, the mountain is tall
Long shadows though won’t make me fall
People ask me what is the reason
Striving for the best no matter the season
I’ll pound the road until I’m tired
Excellence, excellence is all I desired
I think I keep my eye on the task
When finished I’ll have time to bask
Until then the chore remains
Perseverance, perseverance; I know I’ll last

Stanski
July 18, 2021 ^

We learn to forget that
Our perfect offering is
Not always perfect
There is a crack in everything
That is how the light gets in
And we need the Light
The Light that overcomes darkness
Our world appears dark 
At the present time and
We cannot see or understand
The evil that exists about us
Our country has gone from
Great to weak in only six months
We need the light to come in
We have so much potential, but
The timid have allowed 
The powerful to take charge
And control us and deny us
The rights we were endowed with
We do not solve anything with inaction
So we will work on our offerings
As we listen for God’s whispers to us
That is how the light will get in;
How we will overcome by
Placing Him before us
So we may come alive again
Work according to His plan
Be strong in faith
Ring the bell again
Listen to its peal 
Watch for the light to come
Through the cracks to us and
We may attempt to make
Our perfect offering

Stanski
July 17, 2021 ^