A SIMPLE CUP OF TEA!

A SIMPLE CUP OF TEA

With my tear-filled eyes, a heavy heart, and facing adversity,

I sat there quietly watching her sip a cup of tea.

She had deep lines of joy in her face and a sparkle in her eye,

  And I listened as she told of the pain-filled years gone by.

“How did you ever manage, how did you overcome,

You’ve faced so many hard times, and I have trouble with even one!”

Slowly picking up her teacup and looking straight at me,

She said, “My dear, there is much to learn from a simple cup of tea…”

“There’s MaturiTEA, CreativiTEA, and ProductiviTEA to start,

Then let’s take a closer look at the “TEAS” of the heart,

There’s LoyalTEA, HumiliTEA, and GenerosiTEA, too.

HospitaliTEA and ModesTEA, just to mention a few.”

“Also there are always ‘TEAS’ we wish to overcome,

Like AdvertisiTEA, ImpuriTEA, and we’ve only just begun!

Instead of spending time dwelling on my struggles and pain,

I try focusing on the ‘TEAS’ the Bible will help me gain.”

So take some time away each day with a simple cup of tea,

Hold your life up to God’s Word, and search for all that you can be.

You’ll soon realize that without God, you are lacking, only one,

But with Him you will always find new strength to overcome!

Roberta Pledge

For Forestview Ladies Day 2010