There was a time that I knew
Steak was only cooked right,
When it was done, well done.
Crusty and crunchy. Yes. That was me.
Age spoke up one time and reminded me
You don’t want to get through life like that
You want to be savory and enjoyable
So maybe you don’t want to eat that way.
Experimentation and reading many words,
I learned you could truly enjoy your flavor
When you understand how best to cook.
Today, a “Medium” suits me just fine.
May my personality be the same way,
The way I look at life or speak about it today
I don’t want to be crusty or crunchy
Too hard for someone to take.
Let me be like Goldilocks, “Just Right!”
Not too hot or hard, cold or underdeveloped.
May I slip into the world around me
And be like my Savior is to me.
Jesus talked about salt has lost its flavor
As something good for nothing,
But to be tossed and trodden under our feet
Salt without savor? A mineral of sand.
A filler, a waste, nothing worth hanging on to.
Then he talked about light, not hidden
But used to shine brightly
We can be both, not too obtrusive, but just right!
I’m learning to be better every day! Et Tu?
There is a time that “well done” is expected
At the end of life, run as a race, “Well Done!”
Good. Faithful. Enter in! Joys ahead.
Then you hope that in your savoring of life,
You have done well at every possible step.