The Banjo Lesson

Has been a quiet

And calming space

This week

A balm to my

Sometimes hurried pace

And anxious heart

 

I can become anxious

When disrupted by sudden

Unexpected

Or disappointing news

From one of my kids

I can go into the fix-it mode

Unhealthy

 

I have noticed something 

Different in my heart

Over the last few years though

After thinking about

The Banjo Lesson

 

 

I have noticed that

My desire to know

And spend time with God

Is stronger than my desire

That my child be good

This is a freeing notice

And a good banjo lesson

 

Father, thank you

That I at any moment

Can take solace

And know the gentle, tender

Warm safety of your lap

Help me to listen

To the rhythm

Of your heartbeat

And learn the lesson

You want to teach me

On your banjo of love

As I rest in the

Glimmer and light

Of your presence