Jeremiah 10:23

by Colan L. Hiatt
(Mt. Airy, NC)

As I awoke to a brand-new day
I asked Him to direct my path
To protect and guide, lest I should fall
And keep me free, from grief and wrath

In haste, I departed on an errand
Forgot - if I, had locked the door
Returned and found that all was well
Now,- to that sale, at the discount store

About a mile down the interstate
"One Lane Closed," the sign read
A mass of crumpled steel I saw
I, - could have been, there instead

The sale now ended, when I arrived
"They're all gone", the clerk advised
For that item, I had waited long
Now, I would have to improvise

I heard an old friend was confined
At a rest-home, in the next town
A call revealed, a quarantine imposed
I'd have to wait, before driving down

I had tried to do what I thought best
But obstacles altered what I chose
As I analyzed events of the day
The picture I, began to compose

Watching the evening news, I learned
An interstate accident, with one dead
And a recall on the item, I had sought
Injuries had occurred, - the reporter said

So, - back to that morning prayer -
Did He supply my wants, - - or needs?
Consolation I found, "alone" - with Him
As I read, - Jeremiah, ten: twenty three