Now Peanut Butter.....

can be for some, the gooey stuff of life...

yet,

for some it takes life away, or hurts...

but this is for all of us

....no allergy alert necessary for this somewhat sticky 'Parable'.

~ A Sticky Parable ~

Peanut Butter Is Like Unto
....

For those who can't eat peanuts, or can,
This won't give you an allergic reaction.
Some like the gooey stuff put on bread,
A mere pittance of the real transaction.

Just think of - let's say peanut butter,
Take a child who's allowed to use a knife.
The small one loves to spread it on bread,
How does she, or he, think of their life?

It's delicious, if it's peanut butter, but life?
Think now this small one fully spreading it
Lavishly, overflowing the bread onto plate,
Picking it up, and biting off more than a bit.

We all have pleasures of some sort, or other,
Sweet, gooey; or plain simple foods, straight.
The thrill of taste can transport us far away,
But the peanut butter of life is a sticky sate.

It may be crunchy, or smooth; thick or thin.
A gift of God, Love beyond known measure.
No need to fear this kind of peanut butter,
Love rich, thick, spreadable, nutty treasure.

Lo and behold...
The wonder of it all, is that God spreads Love,
More lavishly than any peanut butter, to thrill.
Spilling it over our mountains high, valleys low;
Hugging us into our Call to feed Creation, its fill.

Free Flying Spirit . July . 2008.