God, life goes smoothly for a while
I feel needed, important and special
And suddenly something happens
To make me feel totally mundane.
I’m reminded I’m no different
Than thousands of other people:
No special luster, no great talent, no position in life.
And I feel lost, small and insignificant.
I guess I expected more, I suppose we all do.
Sadly, I have to learn the hard way.
These are times influenced by economics and institutions,
When I am but a number or an employee.
This I know and feel, sometimes acutely.
Yet I cannot allow it to dwarf my life.
I must find a way to express who and what I am.
I must find a way to somehow make a difference.
I search for that which makes me an individual.
And when I find those things, I give them to you,
You magnify them so your glory shines through them.
Through you I find I am the one and only me.
Posted by:
Jo Bower (Randall)
I play piano, write, publish, and struggle with being as good as possible at things I do. My husband has recently went from being a full-time pastor to a full-time hospice chaplain. (Compassionate Care Hospice of Alexandria) Life changed drastically, and I am still in the I can’t believe I really have time for myself stage. I have read everything I can get my hands on and am taking a break from all that has stressed me. God is good and faithful. +
We attend the First United Church of Alexandria and are slowly getting involved with its opportunities for service. Our Sunday School Class is wonderful..
Life has changed again, and we have come full circle, returning to Oklahoma City, Ok where we began our life together. We have a good place to live, family is close, and we are walking new paths physically and spiritually.
Again, God remains faithful and has led us to a church that accepted us and has extended opportunities for us to serve.
My life-long dream is to minister to people I will never meet. And my final goal in life is to be used up. When all is said and done, and I am no longer ‘in charge’ or able to appear in public, I will have given everything I have to give, and be content to let the world come to me.
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