Hi God,
Sometime last year,
we tossed a used-up pot of plants
outside the back door.
They’d blossomed and served their purpose, right?
So why keep them around?
A week or two ago, I noticed
that little shoots were starting
to spring out of
the discarded pile of potting soil.
So, we stuffed the potting soil
back into a pot,
along with the sprouty things.
Lo and behold,
today we have a little yellow flower
sticking out of that pot.
I wanted to take a picture to show you,
but it came out kinda blurry.
Please accept my word
that the little, discarded yellow flower
is unimaginably uplifting.
So I’m thinking that we need to remember
that us discards still carry the potential
to sprout and blossom again.
This strikes me as a useful commentary
considering our current economic situation.
Companies are falling over themselves
to keep profits up by tossing out
those they consider to be discards.
So my prayer today is
that you’ll find a way to remind us discards
that we still have the potential to blossom
and to make life better for those around us.
Also, help us actually to do that,
i.e. make life better for those around us,
whether or not we are current discards.
Finally, please have mercy on my soul,
sinner though I continue to be.
Amen