You beg the goose, come here, come here! But
the goose runs along and beckons you to follow his pace wherever.
The trick is keeping your eyes fixed and never losing
sight of his whereabouts. Remember: the joy is forever in the adventure.
One particular wild goose day I’ll share.
Destiny calling me to a man’s bedside, a one-legged
man I’d only met once or twice. At first I couldn’t find him anywhere. But
everywhere I went I picked up treasures just for him.
The first stop: a gift shop selling floral bouquets.
The one I favored featured a pink bird amid a garden of pink and white roses
set in a porcelain rose-covered teacup and saucer.
“Perfect,” said the heart.
“How silly is that,” said reason. “We’re talking a guy
who wears a red cap and whose theme song is ‘Over my dead body will they take
my guns away.’ And you’re seriously taking a pink bird to his bedside?”
Beware lest logic talk you out of a wonder.
Just go with the goose and the heart and land on one
treasure trove after another.
Next stop: a hospital giftshop. The one-legged man wasn’t there, but
who cares? The wild goose shows me the word Serenity on a stone heart,
then a healing card that can’t go wrong.
At last I reach Harmony rehab and find the one-legged
man sitting up in his bed.
“Just a little something to brighten your room,” I say
as I hand him the pink bird bouquet. His eyes fill with delight at such a crazy
surprise.
He holds the heart stone in the palm of his hand as
though gifted with a diamond and soaks in the single word.
“Do you know that whole prayer?” I ask. “Most only
know the first part, that famous verse, those common four lines.” You know
those, right?" And we say it in unison.
Lord, grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change.
Courage to change the things I can
And wisdom to know the difference.
Then I go on about accepting hardships as the pathway
to peace, surrendering to his will, and trusting that God will make all things
right. I recite it all by heart until forever and ever amen.
Have you had a wild goose day too? Tell me yours.
I love this story about following your heart and that goose leading you, Debra. I know I must have a similar story tucked away somewhere, but at the moment, I feel like that goose has run off with my brain. LOL! Yes, it's been a long week to say the least.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my recent blog, dear one, and hope all is well with you and yours!
Martha, your imagination follows the wild goose, as evidenced by your wild adventure stories. I went to your site to hear your interview, and couldn't find it. Where is it exactly? But anyway, how exciting was that! Meanwhile, I'll look again.
DeleteYour one-legged man story, with the gifts you've given him , and the prayer said in unison with him - make your post, dear Debra, very special!
ReplyDeleteLovelly white wild goose picture!
Thank you DUTA, and bless you, friend!
DeleteDebra, your writings have always made my heart smile and this was no exception. Not letting reason redirect you from God leading you to a moment of joyous wonder is a lesson I think I needed reminding of today and He absolutely needed you to be exactly where you were. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Phather Phil! It's been a while since I've blogged, but your words are the encouragement I needed today. You have no idea how much this means to me - especially after learning that this man I visited died a couple of days ago. Pray for the Oteri family during this time. Also, your words draw me back to my blog, to continue sharing how the Holy Spirit leads us through life. God bless you, dear friend. Let us stay in touch from here on. Hugs!
DeleteI get it... I've not written much in recent years for a number of reasons, but when you popped up on my Facebook page under "People You May Know" I was immediately drawn back to see how you were doing. :-) I'll admit, I've felt led to write again as well but haven't made the leap as of yet. I'm sure God will get a hold of me when he's ready!
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