God gave us a ‘will’ to choose, purposely…

between two roads…we clearly see

The crowded one…full of…party!

or the less traveled…that is tread wisely

So, what need of caution, when especially…

‘happy’ seems the…great goal…of society?

Well, if one is living for today only and not eternity…

then ‘happy’ is fine, that is…while ‘happy’ be

But when ‘forlorn’ arrives and ‘happy’ leaves

it is then that…purpose…is a need

Whereby shunned things…becomes an entity

on sparse-filled paths with patches of prickly

Such paths are...chosen…not tramped haphazardly

for, when sometimes moving thru fields of weeds…

With tangled growths...nearly reaching knees

encountered are sharp thorns …that stingingly…

Produce images…of a crown…made of these

and a…Savior…who hung on a tree

Not by force or constraint but…willingly

where He bled and died for all humanity

Thoughts of His unreciprocated…Love, does indeed

fill a heart with gratitude when received…

As a…gifted moment…added to a journey’s treasury

0nly found on a road that is chosen…Purposely

Matt 7:13-14

©jmsbell-6/15/2023