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RIVER OF LIFE




I sail on the river of life,

In my frail little boat

Captained quite often by my Lord.

Then the waters are placid and cool.

Life drifts along peacefully for me,

This makes me over confident;

And so I take the controls,

Sure I can manage the river.

Then it turns rough, rapids

And waterfalls confront me,

My little boat is battered

Try, as I do, to be in control.

Exhausted and humbled by life

I return the controls to my Lord.

Without a word of reproach

He guides my boat for me.


-By Betty Paul Thottam.

An excerpt from the book “Living with God : An Anthology of Poems” ISBN 978-0-9866773-0-4

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