Now No Way None

There is something right with the world.
Again and again I pause in wonder.
Whatever my task, it is momentarily delayed
as I stop to marvel at what is
and my unexpected place in it.
Here, now, there is no way, none,
that I could have planned for or predicted
this home which welcomes me from the dark,
or these trees that shelter me
under a guardian sky.
How is it that, in a world full of
real troubles and false successes,
I find me and mine so often blessed?

PHOTO PRAYER 2024-07
Photo of my home on the way back inside after taking out the trash. Photo and text copyright 2024 by Danny Nelson Schweers.

COMMENTS

These comments warm this author’s heart.
It is good to have readers!

Audrey
I like to think it’s because you get what you give so if a blessing to others you receive like kind. Sometimes it can rain down hard or softly but we don’t always have the keen sight to see and appreciate it.

Lisa
Loved this for so many reasons! Thanks for blessing us with your photos, your talents and your thoughts.

Emily
Wonderful reflection and photo, Danny!

Ernestine
Beautiful thought. God’s blessings are all around us and when we recognize them we are listening to that Holy Spirit that resides in us to appreciate our blessings. Amen

Dotte
Love it.

Neil Jeannie
You are so right! Home — such a beautiful blessing!

Elaine
Danny, I am fortunate to have that feeling too. Those of us who have shelter and food are so, so fortunate. Thank you.

Bill Y.
Only you would carry a camera with you as you take out the trash!

Rosemary
Beautiful Danny! Your words are thought provoking, your photography stunning!