Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Kermit and Me

   There was a verse that has been on my mind for a few days now..Psalm 92:14

"But the godly will flourish like palm trees
    and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house.
    They flourish in the courts of our God.
14 Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
    they will remain vital and green."


   Not the part about being godly (V.12) but more the part about being old.

   "Vital and Green"

   How about those words? We all want to be vital. Vital to something or someone. Like being in charge or a leader, but other younger folks are those leaders now. They have the energy and the push to get things done. They are the "up front" folks now.

   Mayre and I were on a little trip the past few days. Yesterday her first words as she woke up in a strange room, in the dark, were "Where am I?"

   As I explained the where and when and why, her comment "I am sure glad you are here to tell me all of this, otherwise I would have no clue."



   When I thought about that on the drive home, my mind went to Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street and his song,

It's not that easy being green;
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold-
or something much more colorful like that.

It's not easy being green.
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water-
or stars in the sky.

But green's the color of Spring.
And green can be cool and friendly-like.
And green can be big like a mountain, or important like a river, or tall like a tree.

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder? Why Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be.


   And I thought:

      Sometimes I want to be the flashy and bright and impress others with what I can do, but it is not where I am in life, or where I should be.

   I'm green and that is where I want to be...

No comments:

Post a Comment