Pleasure is a Picture
~ Kevin Burrill
Pleasure is a picture.
Every taste and every treat,
is intended to remind us,
of the joys of Jesus’ presence,
when with Him we finally meet.
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Pleasure is a present,
sent to teach us, as it thrills,
to be grateful, full of worship,
ever praising God the Giver,
for such grace through Calv’ry’s hill.
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But pleasure, too, can trap us,
turn our gaze from God on high.
We settle for the pictures in a web of silly lies.
A lesser prize
lures in our eyes
in place of Christ, the worthy Maker of our lives.
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We would do well to call to mind,
the only merit we have earned,
apart from God – the Just, the Kind,
is Hell, to be forever burned.
All else we hold comes to our hand
by grace, and mercy’s pardon planned.
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So, when reaching for a pleasure of this life, one great or small,
the taste of chocolate’s warmth,
or a man and wife embracing in each other’s arms in love,
reach, but stop and ponder through
your heart’s intended goals –
merely satisfying self,
or to enjoy the God-sent gift
as an act of loving worship
to the Giver of them all.
If it isn’t had as worship,
then it can’t be had at all!
