The Essence Of Pride
I was taught to always do my very best;
be proud when work was completed;
but now, I’m faced with the ultimate test;
all that pride must become deleted.
God has given me a marvelous gift;
planted surreptitiously inside;
writing has given an emotional lift;
my guilt can’t be denied.
For I have been given much praise;
for thoughts that are not my own;
as I stumble through thought’s haze;
my thoughts are God’s, alone.
You, my friend, face your own test;
for God has gifted you; as well;
life is a glorious, magnificent quest;
within one and all, God dwells.
You may not yet know what your gift is;
that it is there; you can be sure;
let me warn you: all talents are His;
only God’s Perfection is pure.
The essence of pride requires understanding;
it must never be about me or you;
all is possible; with God commanding;
it’s only about what God can do.
When special things happen; giving thrills;
always give the Master, his due;
God owns the cattle upon a thousand hills;
and He owns all that we do.
Monty 7/7/23. # 1,667