January 2010
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“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work...”
– Zechariah 4:10 (New Living)
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If
If it’s all stripped away
and I’m just a mother
wife, daughter, sister, friend
(lacking real title)
will I be empty?
If I’m never published
widely read
known
widely wanted,
will I matter?
If I spend my days
with small words
barely understood
barely understanding,
will I exist?
“Detroit doesn’t need more brick and mortar or even another GM, they need a...”
– Pastor Harvey Carey to me after his talk for Calvin College’s January Series. I told him I had a heart for Detroit. He got really excited and said he felt the urge to pray for me. So he did. I was at the end of the line. I didn’t see him pray for anybody else. (via jes-h)