Simple Things...

I grew up in the 70’s, graduated from High School in 1975. I was a big fan of Carole King. She had a lot of good songs, a lot of songs that people remember – Tapestry, Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, I Feel The Earth Move, So Far Away, Where You Lead, Smackwater Jack, Home Again, Way Over Yonder, You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman. There was one song that never became popular; a lot of people probably do not even remember it. But it spoke to me years ago and still does today.

Simple Things
by Carole King & Rick Evers

Simple things mean a lot to me
Some things only children can see
Simple things like horses running free
And easy acceptance of life

Simple things never compromise
All things have a rhythm I can’t realize
I feel content in my freedom
And I feel my freedom is right.

I never want to stop being a child
I want to see the flowers
Growing wild on the hillside
To see the sun rise in the morning
Sunlight growing filling the skies

Simple things of the earth don’t die
They just grow and change as time goes by
There are no questions without answers
I’ve found my answer to life is living
The secret of living is life.

Such a simple song but it says so much. At that time in my life I was not a Christian. I was not brought up in church. I was of the world. I was a sinner. I look at things differently now. Simple things still mean a lot to me. But when I look at the simple things like flowers growing wild, or sunrise filling the skies, or cardinals at the birdfeeder, I think differently now.

I thank God every day for the simple things in my life, for the simple plan of salvation that gave me and everyone else a way to have eternal life, life through Jesus Christ.

“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” 1 John 5:11-12

Do you know Him?

until next time... nel