By Dr. Jacquelyn Simmons
Dear Lord our Heavenly Father,
A few mornings ago, this child of yours decided to stray from a regular breakfast meal and eat something “different”. Soooo, I decided to open a can of your soup which you would assign your talented, rich children to prepare and market. I went to the cabinet and “gingerly” took down a can of what, at one time, was among my favorites soups. Since, here of late, soooo many things have changed from convenient to inconvenient, I employed a new type of can opener to open the can. It was a struggle but, I finally succeeded in opening it.
Well, the first thing I noticed after opening the much smaller and unusual thinner can of soup was its strange color, strange odor, and strange looking contents. I began to wonder was my imagination over working or had someone accidentally on purpose become confused and emptied a baby’s diaper after its evening meal. However, since it was almost mid-day and I had not taken my morning after breakfast meds, I decided to eat whatever it was for my morning breakfast. Still being cautious, I checked out the name of the soup, again to make sure I had gotten the correct soup according to its label but was puzzled that it did have the correct name. Then I reasoned with myself-maybe I was being a little too critical. In fact, I hoped I was being so. So, I emptied the strange looking contents into a microwavable bowl with the intent of heating it before medicines taking consumption.
Even though my microwave is approximately one year old, it sometimes heats in portions-one part cold and the other part hot, plus its inside is so small until sometimes one has to struggle to fit regular food containers into its interior. My Friends, this writer is referring to my trying to “jam” food for heating in a now-a-days much smaller carryout plate.
While trying to eat the food, one part hot and another part lukewarm and the other… I also discovered that the soup was salty which is not good for persons wrestling with blood pressure.
Lord, you commissioned some of your children with your monies, talents, materials, opportunities, etc. to take care of your unfortunate children, but somehow, they seem to be confused and are using your blessings to enhance their already overcrowded bank accounts and appear to be continuously plotting with the use of your blessings to endlessly do so.
Father, This child of yours, being among those persons selected by you to be a watch lady in order to warn all of your children of your continuing to show your wrath against them in many ways you plan to escalate your punishments in the near future.
Please Lord, give them obedient minds to use their blessings you have given them to do those things which are right toward all of your children without race, color, economic and social strata, etc., being factors.
Thank you, Father for hearing this child of your’s prayer.
Love you,
Your child,
Jacquelyn Simmons
P.S. The very salty soup tasted worse than it looked and smelled. Yuk!-hoping others will taste better.
