An early-morning walk
A blessing for the day
A friend along my side
Is found when I pray
Taking time to stop
Enjoy this moment here
For its now or never
Eternal with a prayer
When I complain
A prayer to rebuff
For gratitude makes
All I have be enough
Gratitude is riches
Complaint is poverty
Oh Lord, here what you bless
Please let my treasure, be
So much has been given to me
That I have no time to reside
And to ponder of that which
Things that have been denied
I cried because I had no shoes
Until that I did meet
A man that smiled at me
And saw he had no feet
The best and most beautiful things
That this world does impart
Cannot be seen or be touched
They must be felt with the heart
Character can’t be developed
By a life of quiet and ease
Only through suffering trials
Can a strengthened soul be achieved
DarylMadden 