Worries and Desires

I worry about my daughter and my son,
who’d not exist if God had given no wife;
I fear my death when all my days are done,
which would not be had God given me no life.
I shudder at the thought of suffering,
through which God sends to me His powerful grace;
I fear the loss of things to which I cling,
when often they obscure His holy face.
It's money I pursue for happiness,
when happiness lies most in spiritual wealth;
my diet and physical exercise I stress,
neglecting my more vital spiritual health.
O God, take all my worries and desires
and bind them to the view that heaven inspires.

                               -- by Pete Voelz     11/07