the first five

it the first five minutes that always seem
the hardest to me -
the first five minutes of cleaning up tinker toys,
the first five minutes of prayer when my mind is distracted,
the first five minutes of reading a story to sweet caroline when I would
rather return a phone call…

but after pressing through the first five,
the momentum takes over & the reward is sweet.

a clean house for us to play & chatter about in,
a clean heart for the Lord to work in,
a happy girl snuggled up with her mom…

the Lord is generous indeed.
to reveal himself to us in the ordinary-ness of every day life.

hymn time:
man of sorrows, what a name,
for the Son of God who came,
ruined sinners to reclaim,
halleluijah! what a Savior.

and how fresh is this line?
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