Skee Ball and Piano Keys

 

Skee Ball has always been my favorite,

Until last Thursday when I found Piano Keys

And it took my Arcade Heart.

 

The games are different.

Skee Ball is slow and steady.

Piano Keys is fast and wild.

 

But the games are the same.

The harder you try,

The more you mess up.

 

In Skee Ball, if I roll the ball too fast,

It becomes wild and out of control.

 

In Piano Keys, if I get too far ahead on the screen,

My hands become wild and out of control.

 

Instead, each game requires precision and rhythm.

Skee Ball a gently placed roll,

Piano Keys a firmly placed hand.

 

Skee ball is soothing.

Piano Keys is exhilarating.

Both are simple games of skill,

And both, to me, are life-giving fun.

 

When is the last time you did something

Just for fun?

What did you do?

 

And when was the last time you tried too hard at something

And it caused you to mess up?

How did you handle it?

 

Oh God, thank you for moments of life-giving fun.

Thank you for opportunities to slow down and

Thank you for opportunities to let the adrenaline flow.

Thank you for what we can learn from even the simplest games and

Thank you for reminding us that sometimes we don’t have to try so hard to succeed.

Help us to know when to be slow and steady and when to be fast and wild.

And help us always to use the skills you give us to succeed.

Thanks again, God. We can never thank you enough.

Amen.