God's Work
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
You have heard this and so have I.
We all have lived to hear someone say,
How it is they will stay down to Earth.
With a doing not to bring,
Unnecessary attention to themselves.
To do it done to believe,
This expresses a selfishness.
Although...
Going out of their way,
To address what they possess.
And where they have traveled.
On cruises to islands just to get rest.
Well...
If it was not for God who has blessed us,
To have talents and skills.
With this to bring to witness by others.
Opportunities to inspire,
An uplifting to motivate all human beings.
What else does?
A kept selfishness to express,
One's being down to Earth?
As if this represents a doing of God's work.
This to do to prove at their best effort,
Done to keep their abilities to themselves?
May be their version,
Of what and who God is to impress.
However...
Wouldn't it be,
More impressive to God...
If we contributed with our best to improve,
Humanity.
With our skills obtained and talents shared.
Leaving more opportunities,
Everywhere to find them there to discover?
Without each other limited to feeding,
Our own selfish greed to believe this leaves...
God pleased?
Then to plead to God,
For more opportunies.
But can not see to believe,
All opportunities are created and made...
By those who care enough to share,
Their efforts to endeavor...
What they do for others.
Who take for granted what is done they do.
To then hear it heard to say,
It is only for an attention they wish to get.
An attention,
For sacrificing their time spent.
At their own expense to live a selfishness.
That leaves others left the benefactors.
This to do,
Would make sense.
In another Universe,
Where people are made convinced of this.
'They only do what they do to get attention.'
Who?
'The ones who want to be noticed,
For claiming a doing of God's work.'
Oh...
You mean the ones,
With skills and talents blessed to get...
From God to share relentlessly.
With little time to care for themselves?
That doesn't make any sense at all.
And not be obsessed with possessions?
They could address the doing of it to impress.
Like many pretentious life livers do.
With their best confessions,
Addressing in public their addicting stupidity.
'Exactly.
Everyone else does it.
Without claiming God's work,
Is their main focus and objective.'
I know what you mean.
That would be hypocritical wouldn't it?
'That depends.'
On what?
'On how impressive,
That work done for God...
Addresses their possessions.
To achieve and be noticeably visible.
You know...
If it can not be flaunted what's the point?
With a doing to claim themselves,
Skilled and talented to be among...
God's favorite chosen ones.
With abilities given,
To represent the worth of God's work!'
With an ability to pimp and flaunt,
A doing of their good deeds...
For the people.
As they charade in masquerade faking.
'Oh no.
No it's not for them a faking.
They actually believe,
What they do inspires and motivates.'
What? And...who?
'Look around.
Who can observe and witness,
All of this nonsense.
And not be inspired by it?'
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