Talk Less -- Pray More

Last month as I was driving to my friend Jane's house, thoughts of conversations swirled through my head.  Questions of "why?"  Wonderings, reasonings, consternation, disbelief and just-below-the-surface anger filled my thoughts.  I heard the Lord speak four simple words into my heart: "talk less, pray more."  Wow.  What powerful instruction from my Commander!

Remembering that time, today I put together a poem that embodies that instruction.

Talk Less -- Pray More

When our pleasant expectations

Turn to many irritations;

When anger turns to conflagration --

Talk less -- pray more!

When that "someone" really hurts you;

When the bills are such an issue;

When your life just needs a breakthrough --

Talk less -- pray more!

When you want to keep on talkin'

'Bout some folks who are a-bulkin'

At the truth in which you're walkin' --

Talk less -- pray more!

When the elephants and donkeys

Make you scratch your head like monkeys,

Till you're feeling rather funky --

Talk less -- pray more!

                  Elaine Beachy

                  August 23, 2012

Copyright © 2012 Elaine Beachy