Inspired by Frans Francken II’s masterpiece
The people were far more
advanced in technology than
their predecessors, and they
built a tower soaring to the skies;
their minds were filled with
grand new dreams of progress,
and each of them envisioned
a great new world in which
their creative ingenuity
would supply all of their needs --
they no longer needed God.
The Spirit slowly circled overhead,
saddened that He had been
forgotten by the people,
so He sighed deeply, wishing
His children to know how much
they needed Him, wishing
them to know how greatly and
how passionately He loved them;
so He withdrew and gave them
what they wanted: independence --
and then they babbled like idiots.
Why are dust and ashes proud?
Why is it that we accomplish
great things, and then we
forget the One who gave us
the gifts in the first place?
Even stubborn donkeys
understand that although
they wear a very beautiful
diamond-studded saddle,
it is absolutely nothing that
they earned or deserved.