Rest my Head, Three Lions!
Rest my Head
Three Lions!
“What use is my life,
when I sink into decay?
Will dust proclaim you,
or make known your faithfulness?”
The Lord heard and took pity on me.
The Lord became my helper.
You have turned my weeping into dancing,
torn off my sackcloth and clothed me in joy,
It is my glory to sing to you and never cease:
Lord, my God, I will proclaim your goodness for ever. Ps 29(30)
From Vespers this evening.
Sitting quietly peering through ragged blinds
holding back the shade of a fierce hot sun.
Wondering about global warming,
reading a book while sipping water with ice plonked inside,
shaking my head almost disbelieving
as we were 1-0 down, yet by the end somehow, we had won!
The time will come quickly when this breathing will cease.
When my quaking soul will find the tranquillity of a final peace.
Returning to dust, a fate as inevitable as the passing of years.
Faithfulness a fading glow existing briefly in the memories of peers.
A time to close tired eyes to living, to rest my head.
To embrace with gentle calm the realm of the dead.
No more to worry about the football score or the wages they earn.
No need now to study those great books, there’s nothing more to learn.
I nearly cried when Kane hit that shot.
Cheered as the ball almost ripped the back of the net;
I yelped a scream of joy, “get in my Son”
inexplicably uttered from within,
a primeval instinct,
no pity for the Republic of Congo though
England had not played very well
but I didn’t care, in that moment
I was left pondering, falsely as it goes
left with just a dim feeling
the 3 Lions deserved what they had got!
Really? All that said…
Tonight, as I retreat to my bed, I fall into the pillow and gladly rest my head.
Fr Patrick Brennan © July 2026
Source: https://humblepiety.blogspot.com/2026/07/rest-my-head-three-lions.html
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