Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Nursery Rhymes
Dallas Willard reminded me of a nursery rhyme this morning.
Pussy cat, pussy cat
Where have you been?
I have been to London
To see the Queen.
Pussy cat, pussy cat
What did you see there?
I saw a little mouse
Under her chair.
So what do we see? The one on the throne or the trivial things going on underneath?
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Wow, great point...who would have thought there could be such wisdom in a nursery rhyme? Thanks for sharing--I definitely need to focus more on the One on the throne rather than on what's going on down below.
This is a rhyme from 1 of my daughter's books:
I had a little nut tree
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
OK - If I take my mind OUT of the gutter, I remember that we are supposed to 'bear much fruit'. However, I see this tree as being me & those 2 precious fruits are my kids. The problem is that I dwell on the emptiness of the tree as opposed to the specialness of it (which draws royalty to it.)
I had a little nut tree
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
OK - If I take my mind OUT of the gutter, I remember that we are supposed to 'bear much fruit'. However, I see this tree as being me & those 2 precious fruits are my kids. The problem is that I dwell on the emptiness of the tree as opposed to the specialness of it (which draws royalty to it.)
Great reminder! We must refuse the temptation to engage in minutiae management and choose to follow Jesus to a higher plane. Blessings to you and yours, -bill
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