Stretched too far

our lives pulled, stretched too far
beyond our breaking,
the shine of contentment gone
driven by earthly desires

Like the rich man called by Christ
to sell his possessions and give them away
or the rich man with the silos full
his heart empty when his time was done

Like them, we have a choice,
contentment with what we have
sharing our abundance, our good fortune
the gifts we have from God

our lives better, our way made straight
life more abundantly, richer
when we choose the way of the cross
the way of the servant, leading to life


November 15, 2009
Luke 12:15-21
and Psalm 16
and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,
United Methodist Hymnal #481;
and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 15, 2009
Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on
Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,
“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)