Heart Transplant


          When my husband isn't treating me
          the way I think he should,
          Help me not to be his conscience
          or to try to make him good;
          For he'll fight a nagging conscience
          but he'll love a loving wife,
          And some old-fashioned encouragement
          can rule out lots of strife.

          When he turns that darned ol' TV on
          when he comes home at night,
          Help me not be so contentious,
          help me keep my mouth shut tight;
          For I'll get the wrong reaction
          if I rant and scream and yell,
          Though I might win his attention, Lord,
          I'll lose his love as well.

          When he won't do things he should do
          till I want to wring his neck,
          Cause my eyes to see his good points
          when I want to give him heck;
          With his wealth of wives and wisdom
          it was Solomon who said:
          Better man should live upon a roof
          than live with Hate instead!

          Take this heart full of contention, Lord,
          trade-in the one I've got,
          Help me dwell on things I do have...
          not the things that I have not;
          Great Physician, time for surgery,
          remove the things I can't:
          Swap contention with contentment, Lord,
          and give me a transplant.

          --Connie

          It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop,
          than with a brawling woman in a wide house."
          (Proverbs 21:9 KJV)

[ by: Connie Hinnen Cook (cjcook@mynewroads.com) -- from Connie Hinnen Cook ]

       

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