Photo by Isabel Acevedo
Extraordinary Life
Life is so ordinary,
People live and work and die.
We get up, do our daily chores,
We laugh, we dream, we sigh.
We fix our meals and eat them.
Just to do the same again.
We pick-up, clean-up, wash-up,
We go to bed, and then…
The next day is the same
With variations – only slightly.
Even when our load is easy
The thirst for more comes nightly. ¹
Is “survival” or else “happiness”
The sum of our life’s worth?
Not so for all who experience
The miracle of second birth. ²
We know that by His grace
He makes the ordinary – extra. ³
And through our praise of Him in trials
The angels sing, “Hallelujah!”
We may not win a battle,
Save the world, or dine with kings,
But “godliness with contentment” ⁴
Reveals the “life and peace” ⁵ Jesus brings.
Ecclesiastes 2:23
John 3:3
Ephesians 3:20-21
1 Timothy 6:6
Romans 8:6
© 2015 gratefulsue
September 12, 2024
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The photo for this poem is a perfect example of someone praising God in her trials and living an extraordinary life. The woman is sitting instead of standing because her joints will not allow her the pleasure of standing without significant pain. How do I know this? Because she is a dear friend of mine. I met her at my church in 2016. The daughter of another wonderful friend took this beautiful photo. We all have trials. Some are physical, others are relational, vocational, or otherwise. God is worthy of praise in spite of all our trials.