Reflection

Reflection

..to read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. – Edmund Burke

I sit at the abundant banquet table of life

and shovel in delicious food of

tasty words

until my brain signals “full.”

Later there is a chance to digest,

to reflect on these words

and banter questions back and forth

in my mind and heart.

But sleepiness wins. 

I nap.

Upon waking all is forgotten.

© 2014 Lana Gray

Over the Hill

Over the Hill

Are you afraid of what lies beyond

and over that hill?

I am so grateful that God is already there,

ready to walk with me on

the last leg of my life journey.

No fear,

only gratitude.

© 2014 Lana Gray

Adapting

Adapting

Her adaptable temperament

Welcomes surprises

Seeking not to resist

What God authorizes.

She flexes and bends

In transition and change

But the times of routine

Let her catch breath again.

The last decades on earth

Bring life’s biggest challenge

As she loosens the grip

On what is taken for granted.

Change is uncomfortable,

Inconvenient, disturbing

But its presence can prompt

such growing and learning.

So today she adjusts

And embraces the time

To give praise to her Maker

The glorious divine.

© 2014 Lana Gray