First Monday in Lent

"Do not say to yourself, 'My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.'" Deuteronomy 8:17

not the tasks
i turn my
hand to,
but the
open palm
of friendship
i offer to
another;
not a bigger
house
than my
rival,
but the
space i offer
you
in my soul;
not the wad
of paper $$
in my purse,
but the picture
of the child
i am mentoring;
not the toned
muscles gained
at the gym,
but the
vulnerability
i offer to
my partner;
not the
diploma on
my wall,
but those
words
you write
on my
heart:
these are
the true
wealth
of my
life.

(c) Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman