A Poem for the Spiritual Disciplines

"True freedom reveals itself on the other side of disciplined commitment." - Dr. Taylor Sandlin, Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX

You call it a routine;

I call it liturgy.

You say it is a rut,

I say it is a way.

You call it slavery;

I call it liberty.

You say you're free to change;

I say I'm free to grow.

You say you can move out;

I say I can reach down.

You say your world is wide;
I say my world is deep.

You say you do new things;

I say old things grow new.

You say you trust your heart;

I say I build a heart.

You look toward what comes next;

I look to things that last.