A! Eh?

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, 

as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

-1 Peter 4:10

This week I offer a poem I wrote in 2008. I now find myself on the giving end of grades, and this is a good reminder that As have never been the goal of life.

A! Eh?

Another paper handed back

Like every other day

I hardly glace to see that I received

Another A

Getting grades is bittersweet

A mix of pride and apathy

And, as a result, shame

Feeling the touch of injustice from an unexpected side

What of the others?

Did they not try?

I know they studied just as hard

But I’ve the A. Why?

“Just accept it as a gift”

“Use your mind to save the poor”

Each voice, a different opinion

Each voice, a different blur

I take the gift to the one who gave it

“What would you have me do?

I could use an owner’s manual

To teach me proper care and use.”

A comprehensive manual

You did not have in mind

So I’ll take a lamp to guide my feet

And for the present, write.

-23 November 2008