Thursday, July 11, 2019

Peccable ... Better

Today’s word is “peccable” ... pek-uh-buhl ... liable to sin or error. (Dictionary.com)

Better
We live peccable lives,
     though we try to be the best,
          or the smartest
               or the most humble.
It seems we are doomed to
     not measure up.
Too much of this, not enough of that.
Where is the place of equilibrium?
Where can we rest our restless souls?
Even when the answer is right
     before us, we hesitate.
The bar is set too high ... what mortal
     can overcome it?
Maybe it is in the trying and failing
     and trying again that we gain
          understanding.
Maybe acknowledging our failure 
     is how we begin to understand
          the gift of grace.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2919

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