You are doing OK

I panic, I worry

I fret if I am ok

Am I living my life?

As pleasing as I could

Thoughts run through my head

Am I good enough?

Am I accepted?

Even though I have sinned

Does God judge me?

Look down at me?

And shake his head

In a disappointed manner

No God does not judge me

He loves me and accepts me

Because I am His child

But that fills me with guilt

Guilt that I am not good enough

Wondering why He loves me

As I have failings

And don’t sit with Him enough

But God looks at me

And says child relax

Stop with all this worry

You are doing ok

Sigh a breath of relief

I am doing ok

I am loved and accepted

I just need to live like I am loved

Easier said than done

When we are only human

And the world eats away at us

Making us feel weak

But God loves us

No matter what

He choose us as His children

And is always there with us

So sit down and relax

Breathe and do not worry

Because you are doing ok

And that is all you can do

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2017