October 15th

“Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults.” 1 Corinthians 14:20

we need to learn:
to use our brains,
to sort out our words
before we just toss them
willy-nilly towards others,
but more importantly,
we need to marvel:
at the rose-colored night sky,
at grace that blooms
in the ruins of destruction,
to be able to giggle at the silliness
of little kids fascinated
by the march of ants in dirt.
we need to love simply:
the lined faces of those
who have seen it all,
yet still look for hope,
the open arms of those
who choose innocence over
the cleverness of the world.
we need to grow up,
but never grow weary
of doing good.

© 2025 Thom M. Shuman

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