"Sandwich"

We were ridin’ in the pickup truck,

Horses trailered in the back,

The boss man and some cowboys,

Cross a rocky desert track.

The talk it turned to lunchin’,

‘Cause it was close to time to eat,

We were all brown baggin’,

I never thought to speak.

When my partner made the comment,

Brad cuts his sandwiches in two,

I never thought about it,

But what he said was true.

Didn’t matter ham or turkey,

With lettuce or without,

When I’m done I cut ‘em,

I’ve got it right, no doubt.

They all got some amusement,

From my sandwich cuttin’ skill,

In fact the boss man asked me,

Was it straight or more uphill,

I said I cut ‘em straight across,

Thought to me it didn’t matter,

Guess I was just surprised by,

Their laughter and their chatter.

After lunchtime we got horseback,

Gathered cattle rest of day,

And as the shadows lengthened,

I heard the cow boss say,

When I’m the one brown baggin’,

And a sandwich lunch I make,

I cut ‘em up diagonal,

Not straight, for goodness sake.

And then he broke up laughin’,

And so did all the rest,

And I myself got tickled,

And since I’ve done my best,

To keep my sandwich habits,

Mostly not where one can see,

It’s my private celebration,

Of how sandwiches should be.

Ever since out on the desert,

It finally came to light,

That I cut ‘em and it’s straight across,

The only way that’s right.

“Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.” (Romans 12:16, NAS)

People often are very opinionated, and are willing to allow what they think to disrupt spiritual fellowship. I’ve seen people leave churches over some very trivial issue, like the color a room should be painted or some other thing that really doesn’t matter. But they have their pinion about it and think everyone else is wrong. Paul wrote that we should be of the “same mind.” Does this mean we will always agree about everything? No. But it does mean that we focus on our agreements and don’t let anything disturb the unity of the Spirit.

Lord, help us learn to get along, in Jesus’ name.

Photo by Kirstie Lambert, used by permission. Thanks, Kirstie, and God bless you.