The Vessel

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What is it you're willing to do for the Lord?
What is it you're willing to say?
Because this has been my experience,
and I am not ashamed.
If you're willing to open your house for the Lord,
He'll send the people in.
They'll come with their kids and their questions;
He'll send the people in.
If you're willing to tell a story for the Lord,
He'll give you a story to tell.
Sometimes you'll bleed in the getting it,
but He'll give you a story to tell.
If you're willing to sing a song for the Lord,
He'll give you a song to sing.
You may not hit the notes just so,
but He'll give you a song to sing.
If you're willing to pray a prayer for the Lord,
He'll give you a prayer to pray.
He'll burden and wake you and flat-out break you,
but He'll give you a prayer to pray.
If you're willing to go in the name of the Lord,
He'll give you someplace to go.
It might be dark; your knees might knock!,
but He'll give you someplace to go.
What is it you're willing to do for the Lord?
What is it you're willing to say?
Vessels unto honor will be put to work:
all glory to His name!

**I don't normally write all sing-songy and willy-nilly like this, but I was willing to write a poem for the Lord. :) Many of you have been praying for my brother (some of you for years!), and I want to note: his new nerve stimulator was turned on, today, and seems to be doing what it's intended to do. He called and instructed me to spend the rest of the day praising the Lord. Thank you for your faithful prayers for him! There will be another surgery in a week or so to make things more permanent; thank you for remembering this and my brother's future health in your prayers.


Sharing with Emily's Imperfect Prose community and also, for the very first time, at dVerse ~ Poets Pub.