DAILY MEDITATION (WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2)
MEDITATION OF THE DAY
A Single Thought
Our Savior was not sent
to attend to everything at once.
It must’ve hurt him to refuse
the eyes asking him to stay,
as he sensed the call
from distant towns
tearing him away.
Now we have
social networking systems
which instantly transmit desire,
send images of accompaniment,
tap hearts, magnify faces,
and receive endless solicitations.
The mind skips like an old record,
or gets carried off by emoji eyes
and likes that lead
to continuous swipes.
We’re fatigued from
constant tweets
devoid of depth.
In every age,
there must be a place
where Christ can rest.
Would your heart be a desert
that draws him?
Can your mind hold
a single thought?
Rita A. Simmonds
Rita A. Simmonds (ritaasimmonds.com) is an award-winning poet. She is the author of a memoir entitled “Convicted by Mercy: The Journey of Frank Simmonds from the Streets to Sanctity” and four books of poetry, her latest being “He Called” (Magnificat). [From an unpublished manuscript. Used with permission.]
