The business of how and for who

I don't know

the right business

to be busy with

as we go about our business

in this world so busily at work. 

But I know you know

the right mind

with which to mind that business:

not to be a busybody,

but to mind our own business well;

to be both diligent and generous,

heartily and humbly

working from the heart, 

with joyful heart content

at whatever our hand finds to do;

not grasping with all force, 

both hands striving after wind, 

but to leave a palm at rest, 

open to receive as much as give.

I do not know

what earthly matters

are best to attend;

but I know you know

the weighty matters matter most;

and that the weightiest of all, 

concerns the weight of Spirit

weighed out in every breath.

I know less about the "what", 

but I know you know

more about the "how" 

and in what way

and for whom. 

The "whats" all pass away

as quickly as they are

supposed, seen, and seized;

but the "how" and "who" 

seem to stay around forever;

for the "who" is you

and the "how" is how you are:

the Eternal One— the Way—

presently at work in us

with steadfast love today.