If Only

 The words If Only are at odds

with any kind of Divine Grace,

'cause fundamentally they throw God's

blessings for you in His Face.

If only means you aren't content 

with the love He has for you,

and they demonstrate intent

to leave His arms for something new,

so purge these words from heart and tongue,

let them not arise in thought,

and doing so, you'll stand among

those whose loyalty is not bought 

by the longing for Earth's bling,

the madding grasp for the brass ring.

The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is REAL.

When you wish upon a star

to ask for blessings that you feel 

must be made to how things are...

well, dude, that isn't real.

If wishes might be horses, well,

then beggars would ride,

but the wish is empty shell 

that holds nothing inside,

and distracts you from the truth

that God's will is not our own,

and we have to take as proof 

the Blood that He had sown

from His Son at Calvary,

the ransom paid for you and me.

Sylvia reaches for ice cream, and in this she is content.