Back from Bitterness

She's in the kitchen cooking you dinner
When you're not hungry or wanting to eat,
All the while feeling hard done by
For working while others sit at your feet.
He's out taking care of business,
Working hard at sticking to the rules,
Never asking to share in your riches
And feeling jealous when you give others jewels.
I'm just as bad as both of them,
So busy doing and forgetting to be,
Always trying to buy your love from you
And forgetting that you give it for free.

Lord, bring me back from bitterness,
Help me to join the party,
Teach me, Lord, to celebrate
And not to dwell on heartache.
Help me to be open
To receive the things you want to give,
Bring me back from bitterness
Teach me to truly live.


Luke 10:38-42
Luke 15: 25-32