In order to focus properly,
We need to take one step back,
To clearly see just what we have
Not the things that we lack.

While people sleep in the streets,
You worry about a bigger, better house?
So many suffer loneliness,
But you're not happy with your spouse.

Many die from hunger,
But there's food upon your table.
Some people can't even walk,
It seems that you are able.

There are people dying from cancer,
And you have your health.
So many are out of work,
But, you worry about your wealth?

You need shoes for every outfit,
Then there's the man who has no feet.
Designer clothes and a sports car
Or, your life won't be complete.

Was your child born a mongrel,
Or born defect free?
Are all your children still alive,
Or die tragically?

Open your eyes to the things you have,
And count your blessings every day.
Just as God gave them to you,
He can also take them away.

B.G. Wetherby