This was in our church bulletin this week and I thought it held some good advice.

When the folks next to you, act like those in the zoo

a grumblin', growlin' and spittin, it's a pretty good plan,

to be calm as you can, and so something useful like knittin',

When a gossipin' Susan with a poisoned barbed tongue

comes into the room where you're sittin'

And starts to defame your neighbor's good name,

count your stitches out loud and keep on knittin'.

Where there's been a slight misunderstanding at church

and others hint broadly at quittin'

Why the very best thing you can do is to sing

and stay at your post and keep knittin'.

When satan moves in with his cohorts of sin

say "You'll never find me submittin'

you irk me I find, so get thee behind

and please don't disturb me, I'm knittin' "

In the middle of problems  the big ones and small

it's always proper and fittin'

to trust and pray till the Lord shows the way,

and go right ahead with your knittin' !

Guess I'd better learn how to knit!