Be Happy, O, and let other's be happy too!

I hear O Lord

about the birth of a child

a prince among men to be exact

People were excited

a country was excited

and happy

happy for the young royal couple, indeed,

but just happy

here was something to rejoice

and so of course Lord

the comments began to be posted

on FaceBook

in Blogs

about how stupid it was to be so happy

about how all this focus on a child was ridiculous

 

and I thought to myself

O God

Why?

 

Why is it so hard just to be happy?

and let others just be happy

full of joy

 

why can't we just let people do their

"happy dance"

why do we have to sit on the sidelines

and judge

and ridicule

 

what is it about us Lord

that we behave this way?

 

I do it too O Lord

if it is not my happiness

if it is not about me, or is not a joy I can understand

I become this 

dour sophisticate, stand on the side of the dance floor

watching others

dance

with

glee

 

Ah, there is is Lord

I really don't dance very well

I want to

I want to just let go

kick off my shoes

wave my arms

do a little jig

I want to be able to make a fool of myself

with abandon

 

out of sheer joy

 

but that is hard for me

Mennonite, Presbyterian, Kliewer

one who must always

be

strong and in control

 

I am jealous Lord

of other's happiness

 

sigh

 

This day O lord

let me embrace my own joy

and let me embrace the joy of others

and then

perhaps

 

I can dance