Musings from a Lofty Heart
February 11th, 2009 by natalie
In scorn I beheld my fellow man,
his ways so different from mine -
his clothes the wrong color, his books in poor order,
and on fattening foods he did dine.To my dismay he called himself Christian;
how could he be so blind?
with mental precision, I went through my checklist -
his life came up short every time.With keen perception, I watched his choices,
and measured them one by one;
though his heart seemed sincere, I couldn’t help notice -
my standard was high above them.Keeping my distance I lifted my eyes,
and prayed with words of grandeur,
“Lord I humbly thank you that I am not like him;
for my ways are enlightened and pure.”
Inspired by God’s chastening in my life and Jesus’ sobering words in Luke 18:9-14.
