At Life's Smorgasbord of Choices...

 

Life is not a big empty table like this one...

...before the guests arrived each with a freshly-baked delectable delight!

...turning the empty table into a smorgasbord of choices! 

Yesterday I was honored to host my mother's annual birthday tea.

All of her daughter's and daughter-in-laws are the annual guests;

this birthday tradition a long-standing, treasured highlight for all! 

Happy 81st birthday, dear Mother!

I am so thankful when weighing choices and responses/responsibilities

 that so many times without thinking I resort to 'what would mom do/say?'

And I know one of the answers was, is and will always be 'pray!' 

At life’s smorgasbord of choices

Desire is often tried

Where a host of friendly voices

Can make it hard to decide

Which to taste and which to turn from

Which to take and what to leave

For this is no feckless ho-hum

That our choices will achieve

…where each life is like a courtship

Between mortal and his/her Lord/lord

Exposing, through choice, true worship

Which in turn earns just reward

For, life’s smorgasbord of choices

When we listen, seems to be

Like a smorgasbord of voices

All shouting ‘pick me, pick me!’

Oho, there is no evasion

All are subject to reply

And we do; Delight’s elation

Is eager to satisfy

At life’s smorgasbord of choices

Replenished with each new day

Thus, because of all the voices

Wouldn’t it be wise to pray?

Pray for prudence and discretion

For hearts of humility

Where choice triggers a succession

Of choice-cruciality

Then, before we touch or savor

Today’s options, we should weigh

Their merit against God’s favor

And ask Him to lead the way

© Janet Martin

Phil.4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, 

whatever is noble, 

whatever is right, 

whatever is pure, 

whatever is lovely, 

whatever is admirable—

if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—

think about such things.

Now! on a more mundane note I must choose between

doing up some apples to applesauce

or

apple pie-filling

or

Clean and bag more potatoes

or sort through those I have bagged

because they are very rot-prone this year

due to all the rain we had.