Tis a gift..

One of the first songs I learned to play on piano was simple gifts. It has a sweet little melody and folk-y words. I never thought much of it before, but ironically while the words are simple, the message is deep:

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,

'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,

'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gain'd,

To bow and bend we shan't be asham'd,

To turn, turn will be our delight,

Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.

It was originally written by an elder Shaker. (They were an interesting group!)

Maybe it's just the small-town girl in me aching for a bit of familiarity and simplicity, but there are days I just can't wait for Heaven. No paperwork, no schedules that are filled beyond capacity, no attempts to do so much in order to "feel" likes something. Heaven is sure to be much simpler, for we will have but one focus - worshiping the King.

Yet, should that not be our one focus here? In all of our busyness and chaos, worship should be the one focus. Can I not worship God by living a holy life, by remember the mission He has called me to? Sometimes this involves being involved in complicated things, for life itself can be complicated. I suppose the question is what in life is made up of unnecessary complication and what in life am I trying to bury with all of those other things?

Enough rambling....just some random mid-afternoon thoughts to get out of my head. ;)