As I ride my stallion to the mountain top – reaching for the sky…

I found myself lost in thought… wondering, how and why.  How did He do it, and why does He care? 

And I ask Him that, when I get up there -I dismount my horse – and I stop, and stare.

For the beauty that surrounds me, simply, just astounds me… all the sounds around me, everywhere.

And I feel Him deep within me – stirring something in me – something, of which, I am not yet aware.

I hear His words, in the song of the birds; and they fill the mountain air…

And the afternoon breeze as it blows through the trees, is warning me – to beware.

He summons me to notice, the spider and the bug… And then, He gently gives me, a warm, internal hug.

The spider, He says, is cunning and sly… for ever plotting to trap the fly.

And many PEOPLE lay traps too, hoping they will soon catch you.

So as you ride, on life’s rough trail, be sure to watch your gait…

for there are those, with tooth and nail, who skillfully lie, in wait.

And along the way, you will find… those who like to be unkind -

who laugh and tease those on their knees – while THEY can’t make up their own mind!

Then, God tells me, He won’t leave me, when others don’t believe me…

and assures me He will teach me right from wrong.

He promises to guide me – and to always stay beside me – as the crickets hum their slow, melodic song.

And as I descend the mountain – passing by a fountain… I feel blessed to be alive upon the earth.

And I thank God for all His gifts to me – and tell Him to do as He wishes with me…

for I was His servant already, at my birth.

I like to think He understands, what He always meant to me.

But I wanted to do, WHAT I WANTED to do – and to be what I wanted to be.

So, in my youth, I strayed a bit, from the “straight” and narrow path…