These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Living a Small Life

How many souls can live life large
to be of the world, renowned?
How many of us live our charge,
and by the few be found?

To look upon our own life's song,
we hear notes out-of-tune.
To measure all the good and wrong,
so many things we'd prune.

Our vision is so narrow, small.
We harshly judge our day.
We tend to see no good at all
in our own limited display.

But God would have us be as kind
to Self as other folks
for Self is often terribly blind,
and at the mirror jokes.

"The Lord sees not as humans see
for man sees just the face.
The Lord looks on the heart to free,
and show His matchless grace."
(I Samuel 16:7, KJV)

Can we in kindness see our lives,
though small as being great?
Can we wait 'til the Lord arrives
to judge our life's lone plate?

For something small as the life each lives
is great when He's in charge.
Salvation in Christ freely gives
us life to live so large.

by Jay O’Toole
on May 19th, 2023