Time Out

Since I began my blog
I have provided a poem each day.
Sometimes more than one.
I'm caught up now.

It is my goal to have something new each day
except when I'm out of town
like this week when I go to Annual Conference.

It's Memorial Day and I'm leaving town within the hour.
There may be no visitors to the blog anyway
because of the holiday.

This is a good break in my schedule.
When I return, I will be concentrating
on my last month as a pastor of a church.
on my preparation to be a police chaplain.
on my personal spiritual growth
which never ends.

I have given thanks this morning
for those military who sacrificed for my freedom.
Especially, for my uncle Wilbur.
But I also have prayed that our leaders
rather than concentrating of a "war czar"
would conentrate on a "peace czar."

I pray that we follow the methods of Jesus
who went about doing good
who talked about peace
who resisted force
while spreading love.