Little Things, Big Things

We read how some philosopher saw

In his dim room lit by candelabra,

His eyes aglaze and mind entranced,

His ideas grow, divinely enhanced.

Einstein learned how to sleep-travel,

To watch space-time mysteries unravel.

Twixt swirling galaxies and arcing suns,

Into endless voids that spark and stun.

Why not us? We have brain and gumption

To close our lids, let open mind see

Astounding marvels of mountain and sea,

How Earth reels under over-consumption.

Still we doubt our ability and vision,

Protest ultimates with mortal derision.

God's laws imbue all life and creation

With sweeping beauty to instill elation.

Each of us carries a God-given spark

That helps us achieve some lofty mark,

To prove our worth. Our souls delight

When we share our talents and insight.

Great minds have greater duty to lead

The world in work, faith and humility.

We must plow the fields of own ability

And trust our bounty to faith-sown seed. 

I vow now when I lay me down to sleep 

To think pure thoughts of obligation,

How faith fosters love and inspiration.

I will beg God's grace, my soul to keep.

Author's Note

Without divine inspiration, most of us would be flightless birds, dodos who scratch and prune and stare at the sky, afraid to trust our brainpower and give wing to our minds.