What Does God Require of Me?

I loved the work I did in the Church

I did not like the arguing and the politics

I loved the work I did at Camp

I did not like the arguing and the politics

I loved the work I did at Retreat Center

I did not like the arguing and politics

When I commit myself to my work

I am in it heart, mind, and soul

All I want is to do what I am there to do

But wherever I have been I get entwined

I get drown by the wake of the waves of others

I become disillusioned and feel betrayed

By those in control with all the authority

I am unable to do the work I love

And I leave, either voluntarily or by invitation

But I still loved the work I did

And I miss it

Now I am under no one’s control, except God and myself

But often I find myself entwined

In the arguments and politics

Even though I have no business there

Why?  I don’t know

But I do know this

I do not like it…so STOP!

It is not what God requires of me