Psalm 138:8 “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever–do not abandon the works of your hands.” (NIV)*

Kite and St Catherine’s Island (Photo credit: pcgn7)

Aspirations

abandoned on life’s beaches.

Maybe I tried too hard to follow–

threw in too much of me…

who is she?

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To save life

one must lose it–

losing doesn’t feel so great,

watching as others participate

hopes sit, as the parade…

passes by.

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The sand bucket

has been dumped out–

poured at his feet, shells and all.

I skip random rocks into an ocean

trying to make ripples…

really?

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Hopes

tossed heavenward,

toward an endless, bigger blue sky–

hoping for more than I can see.

Windblown efforts…

will they reach?

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How do I catch

the fluttering, aimless kite–

grab the tail and reign it in,

that empty feeling…

of purposeless?

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Tether to me, then,

be confident not in yourself

but in what I am doing through you.

Then, let your kite soar–

with purpose.

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by Patty Perkins

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Psalm 138:8, one of my all-time favorite verses, is in the June 20th reading of The One Year Bible. It keeps me tethered. Otherwise, I might fly away into and empty never-never land.

*The One Year Bible, New International Version, copyright 1986, Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois.