johnny appleseed

Over the last couple weeks I have had the "Johnny Appleseed" prayer mysteriously coursing through my brain:

Oh, the Lord is good to me!

And so I thank the Lord

For giving me the things I need

The sun and the rain and the apple seed

The Lord is good to me!

Amen.  Amen.  Amen amen amen, ahhhhh-men!

I'm not even that over the moon about apples most of the time... I mean, they're okay and all, and occasionally they sound great, but normally they're a "meh" kind of fruit.  

It occurs to me, though, that beyond the apples and the tendency to identify this as a "grace" prayer for before a meal, this little ditty has possibilities.

* the Lord is good

* I thank the Lord

* the Lord gives me the things I need.

More profound than its normative preschool setting might imply.  But then, preschoolers are often pretty profound.  

Amen.  Amen.  Amen amen amen, ahhhhh-men!