Job
I used to have a job,
but now I’m unemployed,
I go home and sob, feel
my life is destroyed,
Its partly my fault,
I fell out with my boss,
I queried my
contract, but they don’t give a toss,
I decided to myself,
into books I would immerse,
In search of wisdom,
or a humorous verse,
To elevate, distract,
guide or direct
Hoping I might, my
career resurrect,
I thought of suing my
employer for libel
But then I started to
read the Bible
And there it said to
be of good cheer,
Worry not and have no
fear,
Love your enemies,
love your neighbour,
Live and eat on the
fruit of your labour,
Don’t go and try and
earn a quick buck,
And prosper by
putting others down on their luck,
Then I came across
the story of Job
He was Blameless,
Upright, and not short of a few bob,
feared God, shunned evil, then went through
hell,
at forty two chapters
it’s a long story to tell,
but the long and
short is when you fall into trouble,
keep faith,
persevere, God may reward you with double
So in search for
wisdom, the path became clear
Love your enemies,
hold your neighbours dear
And when you say
sorry, be sincere
And be filled with
love, not driven by fear
Like Jonah, who
rebellious, turned the other way,
God’s will for your
life may be for another day.
© Daniel Rodger 2014
