Sonnet

They then drew lots.
And the lot fell to Matthias.
We wonder how we can unravel life’s knots.
It’s not necessarily about being pious.

Why do we think we are the best candidate.
We may think it’s ours to requisition.
Success may come not to the early but to the late.
Fate may hold good for obtaining any position.

With chance is it really just chance.
Or does God have a role.
We certainly move to God’s dance.
We may end up on top or down a hole.

Any success we have we should attribute to luck.
And give to pride what it deserves, the chuck.

Haiku

Success is not ours
It is what is given us
By chance or by God