A Lesson (Considering Ecclesiastes)

Then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he knows, he cannot really comprehend it.  

Ecclesiastes 8:17

A Lesson

The Master has set in stone the 
foundations of His creation – the school’s canon.  

Baby boys and girls who sometimes pretend  
to be mature adults so bravely bold, 
hearken The Word’s natural lesson of Earth: 
“Fully girded, follow God wisely along pathways. 

“Upon the edges of this terrestrial level 
beasts descend from mountains, defending themselves; they  
turn their faces to heaven; nature upon 
this spinning ball contemplates His many subjects: 

“His Malibu Stork struts kingly, doing a  
thanksgiving dance for God— the regal dance  
glorifies God. Storks shake their gowns when  
they grow angry and stride with dignity. 

“His ostrich gurgles in his gullet, saving 
the best of his regurgitation for hatchlings. 
See the sinews of fine-clawed paws. 
The mother and father enjoy contrasting costumes. 

“They have their own young; His precious  
ostrich-offspring, sprouts from an egg-home.  
The young fowl at last slip from  
their closets; they wiggle dressed in down – 
the feathers of the fowl’s early grayness.  

His warthog washes even in nasty pools; 
he meets God’s sprightly meerkats who assault  
one another in slightly smug ghetto groups.” 

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Ben Plunkett

Greetings from the booming metropolis that is Pleasant View, Tennessee. I am a man of constant spiritual highs and spiritual lows. I pray that I serve God at my highest even when I am lowest.

Ben was a founding member of Rambling Ever On and a regular contributor and editor until his untimely death in April 2020.

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