"THE ROAD OF LIFE"

“The Road Of Life”
By Michael J. Kober

Once I became a weary gentleman,
Who had grown older and gray
My feet had often times traveled
along a rough and tiresome way.
And so I reflected on my life,
though it long and good had been
I soon became discontent,
wishing I could do it all over again.

Oh, it hadn’t all been easy-
there were troubles now and then
Still there wasn’t much I would change,
If I could do it all again.
But now that I’d retired
and old age was in plain view
I thought, “There’s no purpose
for me living much longer,
there’s no good that I could do.”

Chance brought to me a young boy
walking down the same hard road
Who said, “I just can’t make it:
I just can’t bear the load.”
“Ah,” thought I to myself,
“this young man needs a friend
Maybe I can help him
make it around the bend.”

And so I told him how
I had felt the same way too
How I thought life was much too hard
and I couldn’t make it through.
I said it really wasn’t quite as bad
as it first appeared to be
For in the end it all worked out,
though how it was sometimes hard to see.

The young man brightened slightly then,
as he prepared to travel on.
He thanked me for making the road seem
not so treacherous and long.
‘Twas then this weary gentleman,
who had grown older and gray
Decided life was not so bad,
if I could help someone along the way.

And more opportunities to help the young
seek the proper path
Without judging, condemning,
and free from someone’s wrath,


Has come my way once again,
coincidence, queer, or odd
No, it’s guidance and direction
coming from my God!

(Copied from Newsletter
of Christian Church, Cabool, MO)