Barzillai

"But Barzillai said to the king, 'How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? Today I am eighty years old; can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?'" 2nd Samuel 19:34-35

there may come that

day when food seems 

too bland to enjoy, so continue

to give me the manna of grace.

there may come that 

morning when the sweet tea

tastes like tap water, but

i hope you will still hold

the cup of hope to my lips.

there may come that evening

when the songs of my memory

can only be heard in the voices

of those learning them for the first time.

but until then,

may i remember that 

you never see me as a burden

but a blessing held in your heart.

(c) 2023 Thom M; Shuman

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