CAN’T DO IT!

He’d like to participate

But has too much on his plate…

Gone are days

For him to praise

God for a leader’s fate.

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He’s not on the church ballot,

It’s been so many years…

He doesn’t teach Sunday School anymore

But those who do, he cheers.

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In worship, he leads the singing,

Of hymns old and true…

He leads without accompaniment:

Something not all can do.

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He’s proved himself unreliable

For much of anything else…

He prays and sings, a few other things,

No major stuff under his belt.

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Except…responsibility

That he needs help with right now…

His primary ministry–to his wife–

To love her more, somehow.

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The Lord has promised good to him,*

His hope and love secure…

God will his shield and portion be

As long as life endures.

–Jonathan Caswell

* a slight rewrite of a verse in AMAZING GRACE!