Sunday, October 18, 2009

Poetic Notes on "More Is(n't) Better" (Sermon by @JohnFehlen)

In life, we need a cure for anxiety
Sometimes, passion is sure to die in me
Desire ends, when satisfaction begins
Expire my sins, dissatisfaction within
   Compare me to a bird
   Compare me to a flower
   Am I a letter in your word
   Or a second in your hour
In life, we need a cure for anxiety
Sometimes, passion is sure to die in me
Expire my sins, dissatisfaction within
Desire ends, when satisfaction begins
   Compare me to a flower
   Compare me to a bird
   Am I a second in your hour
   Or a letter in your word
   
Why thank the Lord, for your food prepared
What can be stored, if the goods are shared
Write me a letter, from a Roman Prison
No man is better, without a provision
   Ive learned the secret, of being content
I've earned a recipe, connected to Him
You can dig a hole, for radical simplicity
Live in buck 40, a sabbatical from the city
   You can learn the lessons, of Saint Francis
Do you need or want more, what's great satisfaction
Rotate on an axis, relate to the antients
The fact(s) is, don't be anxious - find patience
   What possessions, can bring fulfillment
Don't Waste Your Life, like the fool phil spent
Things; I don't need, won't use, can't afford
My shelter's not a status symbol! I need no more 

In life, we need a cure for anxiety
Sometimes, passion is sure to die in me
Desire ends, when satisfaction begins
Expire my sins, dissatisfaction within
   Compare me to a bird
   Compare me to a flower
   Am I a letter in your word
   Or a second in your hour
In life, we need a cure for anxiety
Sometimes, passion is sure to die in me
Expire my sins, dissatisfaction within
Desire ends, when satisfaction begins
   Compare me to a flower
   Compare me to a bird
   Am I a second in your hour
   Or a letter in your word

Additional Notes:

Matthew 6:25-34
Phillipians 4

20-30 million Americans have Chronic Anxiety
1/6 people suffer from insomnia

Quote: "No one made an itch go away by being really good scratcher"