Foolish Things
There's three things that I'd like to do before I grace the grave
That prove that I'm a chicken not a person that is brave
I'd like to wear a parachute and tumble through the sky
And have it poof wide open just before hit and die
I'd like to where a long strong rope and jump as I repel
From off the top of Burj Khalifa the world's premier hotel
And I'd like to dive the deepest depths to where man's never been
But only in the strongest sub where I'd be safe within
Hold up you say what's chicken about what I'd like to do
If you're like many others these are things you'd not go through
For some would simply die of fright to be where I would go
And have not one desire to feel the thrill that I would know
But in each application I have safety in my mind
A parachute a long strong rope a submarine the kind
That has not been invented to withstand the crushing weight
Of atmospheres of pressure that a human cannot take
And in each application I have plans that I will be
Surviving with the fittest not a part of history
That did something so foolish without plans to live to tell
My story to another who like me might feel compelled
To do something that's crazy something wild beyond belief
Something that few not many find for giving them relief
From rounds of daily boredom doing everything the same
Nobody but my crazy self that I could ever blame
And yet you ask what's this to do with my eternity
How can I see reflection in what I would do or be
Well may I ask did you go out without a prayer today
To seek the Lord's protection as you traveled in the way
And did you seek some pleasure without having God in mind
That could have meant disaster leaving all you had behind
As you forgot to tie into the Lord through heartfelt prayer
Who was for you the Anchor at your waking waiting there
For crazy as those things may sound that I would like to do
It's crazier to walk through life without God guiding you
And granting you protection and assurance you will be
With Him Who holds creation in His hands eternally
James 4:6-17; Psalm 91
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