Summer of '09

Matthew 5:16
"In this way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."

The world had changed.
My world had changed.
And suddenly...
there was a silence that overtook the crowd,
meaning my time had come to speak.

At the beginning of season
I was struck;
With the realization that I had been commissioned.
And this is what I felt:

Something had shifted.
Perhaps the winds of time?
The maturity level of reason and rhyme?
The title of "Ate" that was suddenly mine?
The desire to ensure no one was left behind.

Something had shifted.
Definitely not the same.
But I knew
What to do
And who would see me through,
If only I stuck to it
He would be true.

the money.
the time.
the commitment.
the means.
came together
worked together
for the glory of God.

I wanted to pass down the desire that was given to me
The desire to see
How importantly,
The fellowship of women
could set young girls free.

We have a responsibility--
To those who will ultimately carry on after us.
Why?
Because how will they do it
If we don't show them now?

The world will changed.
My world will changed.
And soon enough,
the time will come for someone else to take my place.