You have set a table before me as my enemies watch;
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows (New American Bible).
Looking back on a lifetime, the poet-musician reviews the past with its blessings and trials and recalls that one way of accepting a cup that overflows is to drink from the saucer!
My gratitude to Mrs. Mary Regina Morrell, who pointed to these lyrics:
Drinking From My Saucer Lyrics
by Michael Combs
I’ve Never Made A Fortune
and It’s Probably Too Late Now
but I Don’t Worry About That Much
I’m Happy Anyhow
and As I Go Along Life’s Journey
I’m Reaping Better Than I Sow
I’m Drinking From My Saucer
because My Cup Has Overflowed
I haven’t Got A Lot Of Riches
and Sometimes The Going’s Tough
but I’ve Got a friend in Jesus
and That Makes Me Rich Enough
I Thank God For His Blessings
and The Mercies He’s Bestowed
I’m Drinking From My Saucer
because My Cup Has Overflowed
I Remember Times When Things
went Wrong
my Faith Wore Somewhat Thin
but All At Once The Dark Clouds Broke
and Sun Peeped Through Again
so Lord, Help Me Not To Gripe
about The Tough Rows That I’ve Hoed
I’m Drinking From My Saucer
because My Cup Has Overflowed
If God Gives Me Strength And Courage
when The Way Grows Steep And Rough
I’ll Not Ask For Other Blessings
I’m Already Blessed Enough
and May I Never Be Too Busy
to Help Others Bear Their Loads
then I’ll Keep Drinking From My Saucer
“because My Cup Has Overflowed!”
(www.metrolyrics.com/printlyric/drinking-from-my-saucer-lyrics-michael-combs.html)
Dear Mary:
Thanks for your message and reflection on the recent Faculty Retreat! I hope that all goes well in your research and that you and your daughter will enjoy Thanksgiving!
Shalom,
Fr. Larry
Very well stated Mary. May God continue to bless you.
Dear Fr. Frizzell,
This version is so apropos. I attended the Faculty Retreat on Thursday. Dr Theresa Bartalotta was our speaker. She spoke about how we develop our schema for making judgements at different levels of our lives. She used Lonergan’s value system and the Lord’s prayer with one line annotations on each sentence to help us understand how we seek values of goodness and make judgements on the basis of our thinking and events in our lives.
Both prayers strongly remind us of how much we owe The Father. Although different prayers, they ring out how great is The Father’s love and compassion for us. He knows we are flawed and how we struggle. We stumble and He lifts us up because He is merciful.
Both prayers are a Fatherly Love song for His children.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Mary
Dr. Mary Berger