"I'm Busy, Lord!"

I was browsing though A Woman's Walk with God by Elizabeth George several days ago, and I came across this poem. It is obviously written for mothers, but I think that all of us can relate to this sort of Martha spirit!

I'm Busy, Lord!

I'm busy, Lord. Surely You can see

The thousand things that wait for me!

The dishes still lie in the sink-

I cannot stop to pray and think.

Lord, I know You understand,

For You gave these children to my hand;

And now they cry and need me so,

Lord, you understand. I'd better go.

Now I've got them all to sleep,

I'd better dust and mop and sweep.

I must thaw out the meat for stew,

And the ironing is long overdue!

And kindly my Lord answered me,

"Why do you from My presence flee?

I have so much for you today.

My child, I want to hear you pray.

"I love you, child; I want you here

To rest and listen- to shed a tear.

What if Paul had stopped to say,

'Lord, I'm to busy to write letters today!'?

"No, my child, I'm what you need,

Through household duties you can speed,

Yet when you're through, there's emptiness

If this quiet time you miss."

Oh, thank You, Lord for showing me

How much I need to wait on Thee.

For what's an undone dish or two

Compared with sharing time with You?!

-Nancy Stitzel

I've noticed, as school starts up again, that prayer time tends to take back seat to much less important things. It is so easy to get stressed and bogged down with obligations and dutys until God gently says, "Lydia, Lydia, you are worried and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed." Sound familiar? Let us all pray that we never become so worried and troubled that we forget the one thing that really bears weight in eternity.

posted by Lydia