August 4th

"My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;

   I will sing and make melody.
   Awake, my soul!" Psalm 108:1

so weary from worries,

fears, doubts, and the

way life grinds us down,

we have trouble remembering

those songs of wonder and

of joy and of hope you 

taught us long ago, when

we sat on your lap, and so

we can only seem to sing

those minor key pieces which

a broken world composes, so

teach us those daily exercises

of grace and love which help

our hearts become more balanced

and our souls grounded in you

once again, as our voices 

are awakened to new life.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman