Transformation or transcendence

   What is our choice for life

I believe we have been taught to transcend life

   Too many temptations every day

   We certainly can’t learn from them

   They will cause us damage

   They will lead us astray

      So naturally we need to move beyond this

Maybe

   Maybe not

Like most of this adventure we call life

   It is how we look at it

Your temptation might be my gift

   Or just the opposite

By living in life not trying to transcend it

   I might find myself transformed

So much of life is about destination

   What about the journey

Did we come to this life to miss it

   Or did we come to learn from it

All depends on your definition of God

   Or whatever Name you call God

Does God see us as defective

   If so we need to transcend ourselves

Does God see us as perfect

   If so do we

      If not this life is for transformation

The most amazing grace is

   The choice is up to us