Ode To $$$

If I should be quite honest here, I must put forth my reasons
For viewing money and it’s woes, it surely has it’s seasons
To buy or sell
I cannot tell
Denying would be treason

I know what having much feels like, I was an only child
Extra gifts, and food, and snacks --- my life was far from mild
My Mom, my Dad
Gave all they had
My world they had defiled

I married well --- or so I thought --- the dowry I could not measure
But little did I know back then what I had gained in treasure
My love, my life
I’d found a wife
Who is my greatest pleasure

Some times were hard, with lack of funds, we struggled some, I feel
Searching for coins in our little car was really no big deal
If you could see
Me, you’d agree
I never missed a meal

At other times the pay was good, the job was going well
Expenses offset income, though, my treasures rose and fell
To buy some pills
To pay some bills
No future I could tell

But then I came to realize that life is more than money
Although I work, the Lord provides my needed bread and honey
Not in the wild
I am his child
No matter rain or sunny

I live and play, and work for pay, but life is sweeter now
I’ve learned to give him every day, and humbly before him bow
Times can be tough
But God’s enough
My love to him I vow

The greatest gift I have received has come down from above
Through all my struggles I believe I understand his love
To live for others
My sisters and brothers
Be harmless as a dove

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
APOSTLE PAUL (Philippians 4:12)