If this, then that permeates across all spaces,
Creating fear, stirring up all kinds of notions,
Extracting excuses, and some hare-brained ideas,
Running roughshod, shredding norms, raging all about.
That mirror on the wall? It’s turning, twisting,
And swiftly rotting away from the inside out.
Say, who’s the Lear-est?, “What can you do for me-man”?

Stop running every which way, but right side up.
Pause. Take a minute and step away. Make a change.
Seek Grace. Take it in. Soak it up. Receive the gift.
In a world traditionally conditional,
Only unconditional love, honest and true,
Steadies steps, bridges gaps, raises strength for the day,
making whole whatever’s fractured, broken, or faux.

It is written: “The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.” – Matthew 4:10