A Very Different World
January 25, 2014
Cars replace donkeys
The pub over the synagogue
Image over character
Looks trump who you are
Crowded yet lonely
Advanced yet stunted
Welcome to our world
Yet people are still the same
Hungry and thirsty
For meaning and friendship
God is still the same too
Speaking through burning bushes
When people take time to look
Busy, busy, always in a hurry
Faster than ever before
Distraction, obsession, boredom
Attention deficit disorder
Quickly moving on to what's next
Hardly noticing … no time
Packed but empty lives
More turns out to be less
Slow is actually fast
And less is really more
Simplicity calls
To love and be loved
That's all …
A very different world.
[Mark Conner - January 22nd, 2014]