MODERN BANKING
   	   Ecc. 12:1

I was thinking about that bank of yours,
	The very special one,
That is not found in a building
	Nor any place beneath the sun.

It has only one teller
	Who handles just one account.
It's doors are never shut, so
	You can withdraw any amount.

No thief can ever break into it
	Nor with officers clash.
It can not be destroyed
	By any market crash.

It has no Drive Up window
	Or ATM machine.
It has no mail-in deposits
	Nor tellers that are green.

However, you can not borrow from it
	Nor ever take out a loan.
You can only make withdrawals
	From all the things you own.

You are always making deposits,
	Every hour, night and day.
Withdrawals, too, are in your power
	To help you along life's way.

You may not choose what you deposit,
	Sometimes it is good or bad,
Yet you can choose every withdrawal
	That makes you happy or sad.


By now you have surely guessed it
	For it is very plain to see
The bank that I am describing
	Is the one called memory.

Now each time you make a withdrawal
	Remember take only the best
For to dredge up things that are tragic
	Will keep us from our rest

For God gave to us this special bank
	To have roses in December
Try to keep only the roses
	And not the thorns remember

Seek to recall the things that can help
	To put a song in your heart
And remember now you creator
	It will give you a real head start.            		  	

For the more of life that is behind us
	(I say this with regret)
The more we have to remember
	The more we have to forget

So remember all of Godıs blessings,
	His mercies ever knew.
And keep all of the difficult things
	Down to only a few.

Pastor Van November 8, 1997