Tantrum

A poem.

Thelma Norman

When I have a
spiritual tantrum,

Screaming my
demands to God,

Beating my head
against His
commandments,

Kicking against the
pricks

of His Spirit,

He does not smite me
with thunder and
lightning
as I deserve,

But speaks in a still,
small voice
so I must be quiet
to hear.

This poem appeared in The Heart of the Home, Volume 9, Number 3, 1994.