I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers
flow in the right
direction, will the earth turn
as it was taught,
and if not how shall
I correct it?
Was I right, was I
wrong, will I be forgiven,
can I do better?
Will I ever be
able to sing, even the sparrows
can do it and I
am, well,
hopeless.
Is my eyesight
fading or am I just imagining it,
am I going to get
rheumatism,
lockjaw, dementia?
Finally I saw that
worrying had come to nothing.
And gave it
up. And took my old body
and went out into
the morning,
and sang.
--Mary Oliver, I
Worried
Photo courtesy of OLMC parishioner Tim Shore
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