In the previous post, Positive Approach Through Life, I shared a poem that my late grandmother loved to recite. She often taught her children (and grandchildren) deep and beautiful teachings through an appropriate poem. Here is another poem with a powerful messages.
The Difference:
I got up early one morning
and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
that I didn’t have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me,
and heavier came each task.
“Why doesn’t G-d help me?” I wondered.
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
I wanted to see joy and beauty,
but the day toiled on, gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn’t show me.
He said, “But you didn’t seek.”
I tried to come into G-d’s presence,
I used all my keys at the lock.
G-d gently and lovingly chided,
“My child, you didn’t knock.”
I woke up early this morning
and paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
that I had to take time to pray.
So often in the modern, hurried life we live in, we rush about our days, trying to cram every moment with all manner of activities. The truth is, if we would just stop for a moment and ask the Creator of All to Guide and Bless our day, we would have far more chance of real success.
May each of you take the time to talk to Hashem (G-d) from the heart, in your own words. Let Him know what you are going through, how you feel, what you want to achieve. Whatever is on your mind or sitting on your heart, pour it out to Hashem. May you be blessed with Hashem answering your prayers immediately for the good, a good that is revealed, visible and manifest in all physical and spiritual matters.
This post is prepared for you by
Shoshanah Shear, Occupational Therapist, healing facilitator, certified infant massage instructor, freelance writer and co-author of “Tuvia Finds His Freedom” and author of “Healing Your Life Through Activity – An Occupational Therapist’s Story“