Loving God?

Do you ever get a song stuck in your head? I’ve been singing the same one (in the car, in the shower, in my head) since I posted here. It’s a song the Chancel Choir sang at Jamie’s ordination last year then again in a recent cantata. The pertinent lyrics go something like this:

“To love our God—the reason we live—

to love our God—the highest call—

nothing satisfies the soul—gives life meaning makes us whole—

for this purpose we are made—

to love our God!”

The song was back in my head this morning, so I started wondering…

God, how am I loving you today?
Am I doing an okay job? Is “okay”

okay for you? For me?

Did I love you over coffee

this morning, or the gentle stretch

of my Puck’s paw? Did I love you

in the powder-white sky and rain

streams that earth has been begging

like a child’s last request to Mommy

before bed? Is okay good enough?

Perhaps. Sometimes. But today— I need

to love you better today, so

I will pull on my red boots

and dance in the spring

puddles. I will tug a furry ear and whisper

nonsense; hold this ceramic mug

and inhale earth and sweat and every way

that conveyed it to me. I will

love you more than “okay”

today.

Okay?

And you…? How are you loving God-The Divine-The Holy-HaShem today…?