Winding Down, Looking Forward
The old year causes us to reflect and the promise of a New Year
calls us to keep growing. Here is a favorite prayer:
O God,
I am learning the subtle difference
between holding a hand
and chaining a soul.
I am learning that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't mean security.
And I'm beginning to learn that kisses aren't compromises
and presents aren't promises....
Beginning to accept my defeats with my head up
and my eyes fixed forward
with the grace of a woman or a man, not the grief of a child.
I am learning to build all my life on today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of collapsing in midflight.
I feel like I am learning to plant my own garden
and decorate my own soul
rather than waiting on someone to buy me flowers.
Continue to teach me that I can endure
that I am strong
and that I do have worth.
Keep me learning. And keep me learning
Yes, keep me learning... and remembering
that with every failure I can learn even more!
--Ben Keckler
12.29.10
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