Word of the Day — Short Shrift 

Little or no attention or thought
Quick Work
Small or inadequate amount of time or attention given to something.  

E.G. – Certain neighborhoods have received short shrift from the city government.

The sad reality
of most Christian’s lives
is the short shrift
they give to their
spiritual health.
Most will guard
financial well being
carefully,
managing their ledger
down to pennies.
Most will give
due diligence 
to their homes,
cars,
work spaces—
protecting and providing 
for those 
needs.
And yet
all this—
fades;
perishes—
while that
which lasts forever; 
that which
is eternal
fades into
peripheral; 
background;
“If there is time left”—
margins of life.
The greatest
sin
of our lives
is 
the short shrift 
You receive, Abba.
As a result
You sit
sad,
grieved, 
knowing what we
are missing;
wanting more
for us;
inviting us to more,
if we would
stop
being so 
preoccupied 
with 
trinkets
to lay hold
of the treasure 
that is—
You.