The Path

There is a request in prayers every day to be shown our God's path, His magnificent way A simple request, Thy will be done on earth A simple request; but what is it really worth if it is not accompanied by any thought or reflection if it is not followed by any meaningful action? If we just ramble on, saying the words as fast as we can how will our prayer benefit us or any other man? Let us think during our prayer about what to do or not to be on that path, to follow the will of our God. Since the gifts and talents differ for me and for you we really have to think for ourselves what we should do In my imagination, I see a diamond path, smooth and bright. Being right in the middle brings us peace and pure delight, even if we just manage to be in the middle for a while. It happens mostly just after we walk the figurative extra mile When we went out of our way to make a bit better the day of a brother or sister, foe or friend, in the middle of that path, we land. A simple bout of anger or unfriendliness and we sway off the path into a bout of stress I get into the mud far from that way, into a mess until my heart returns to love and kindness I hope, my God, more often I can tune into virtue because that brings us a bit closer to You It brings us to that middle of that wonderful way Let me be there, now, tomorrow and every day.