The Rested Woman

The Rested Woman

· after Proverbs 31

A woman of rested spirit

who can find?

She is worth far more

than cups of coffee.

Her inner circle has full confidence

in her empathy and lacks no want

of her altruistic spirit.

She brings them kind words

and encouraging phone calls

from a place of overflow, not emptiness.

She selects relationships and opportunities

with careful thought and intuition

She is like the honeybee

spreading her nectar of niceness far.

She sleeps until the sun

illuminates her room.

She prepares meals with care

for her family and gift

baskets for her friends.

She considers a new opportunity

and prays on it.

Out of her earnings she plants

a vegetable garden.

She sets about her work energized

her mind is clear for the thinking.

She sees that her planting

is fruitful.

At night her lamp goes out.

In her thoughts she holds

truth

and turns it into stories

with her fingers.

She finds ways to feed the poor

uses her talents to teach the needy.

When ice storms strike, she has

no fear for her home,

they are prepared with quilts

and firewood and freezers of food.

She makes quilts for her bed and

is clothed in garments that

reflect her individuality.

Her crew is respected

in whatever city you find them

where they heal and teach and legislate.

She makes lesson plans and teaches them

she supplies schools with enrichment

programs.

She is clothed in confident calm

she can smile at the days to come.

She speaks with assertiveness, kindly seasoned

words are on her tongue.

She keeps an eye on her affairs

while prioritizing rest.

The children she's loved praise her with thanks

Her family calls her a gift.

Many women do too much, but not you

Time is fleeting and having it all is a myth

but a woman who rests in God's rhythm is balanced.

Give her the space she needs for prayer and meditation

and your life will be blessed.