The call - the answer?

God calls

In the midst of where we are
God’s messenger
The Holy Spirit
is calling us
to life
within the Christian community
of Jesus Christ
A life of
trust and faith
and obedience
A life of patience, forgiveness
and kindness
A life of hope
A life of love

We answer

Our response
may be “Yes, Lord?”
or it
may be “What now!
Be gone
I have no time for you
My life is not yours
Be gone I say
I’m doing things my way!”

The call
goes forth
God does the choosing
He has picked us personally
for a specific work
His work

And we have answered

The call
goes forth
again
and again
until
one day
He stops
He no longer calls

And although
we may now be
ready
It is too late

The call
into your heart and soul
comes

We answer

Is
a new life
begun

A Beginning

or
is
the old life
 preferred
The old well-worn path
of sin  to
The End.

 (c) July 12, 2012