MORE THAN ENOUGH

It didn’t take him long while growing up to realize he was poor…

when he compared himself to other children 

and saw they had so much more

They lived in bigger houses in a better part of town.

They wore the newest clothes and rode in cars that didn’t break down

When he asked his dad about it…his dad said,

“Yes, son, times are tough but when I stop and think about it,

I think we have enough.”

“It’s true when you compare our life to others

there are some things that we lack

but we have enough money to pay our rent

and put clothes upon our backs.”

“We have enough food to eat

enough eggs and milk and bread.

We have comfortable beds to sleep on

and a roof above our heads.”

“And most importantly we have each other

You have me…and I have you.

If we lost everything else tomorrow…

that’s enough to see us through.

When he looked at his Dad’s smile

he felt warm inside…content

and when he looked around at all he had 

he saw what his dad meant…

It’s amazing how life works sometimes…

How, when we need it…what providence does

for on the same day he thought that he was poor

he discovered how rich he was.