Matthew 10:29
Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not
one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s consent and notice
SPARROW
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN
I WROTE A POEM
ABOUT A SPARROW DYING
IN THE GUTTER OF A BUSY STREET
I SUBMITTED IT
I RECEIVED A REJECTION SLIP
A COUPLE MORE
AND I CAN PAPER MY BEDROOM
ANYWAY
THE REJECTION SAID
SHOULD WE WORRY
ABOUT THE DEATH
OF ONE SPARROW
THIS WAS AFTER THE WAR
WHEN DEATH WAS CHEAP
IT ALWAYS BOTHERED ME
NOT THE REJECTION
BUT THE REASON
THE GOSPEL SAYS
A BIRD BOUGHT FOR A PENNY
IS NO LESS VALUABLE
THAN AN EAGLE
BOTH ARE EQUAL IN GOD’S SIGHT
AND NEITHER CAN DIE
WITHOUT HIS CONSENT
IF WE CARE FOR THE LITTLE THINGS
IN THIS WORLD
WILL WE NOT DO BETTER
IN THE BIGGER THINGS
SHOULD WE NOT HAVE RESPECT FOR LIFE
NO MATTER HOW INSIGNIFICANT IN OUR
EYES
IF GOD CARES FOR IT
WHY NOT US
AN OCTOBER THOUGHT
MAYBE
BUT ONE WORTH
OUR CONSIDERATION
FRANK A VOLLMER
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