The Pledge

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“PLEASE MAKE PLEDGES TOWARD THAT GOAL”
“IF WE CAN WIN ONLY ONE,“ I THOUGHT
“IT WOULD BE SUCH A SMALL PRICE FOR A SOUL”

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“OUR MISSIONARIES ARE IN DIRE NEED.”
AGAIN I THOUGHT OF THE COUNTLESS MILLIONS
THAT WE NEED TO CLOTHE AND FEED

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“WITH SO MANY NEEDS TO FULFILL”
“PLEASE BE GENEROUS WITH YOUR PLEDGES
“AS WE GO ABOUT GOD’S WILL”

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“HELPS BUY ACCESS TO THE INTERNET”
“FOR SOME IT’S THE ONE AND ONLY SOURCE
“OF THE GOSPEL THAT THEY’LL GET”

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“WILL BUY BIBLES FOR IRAQ”
“AGAIN SUCH A SMALL PRICE TO PAY
“TO WIN THIS MUSLIM NATION BACK”

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“CAN’T YOU SEE THE ENDLESS NEEDS?”
“I’M ONLY ASKING FOR YOUR HELP
“AS WE GO FORTH AND PLANT A SEED”

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
“WHAT SACRIFICE WILL YOU MAKE?”
I BEGAN TO PONDER ON THE ISSUE
OF WHAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO FORSAKE

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” JESUS CALLED
WHILE I REASSESSED MY GOALS
BEING AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN
DID I REALLY NEED ANOTHER FISHING POLE?

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SAID
THOSE WORDS HIT PRETTY HARD
SUDDENLY MY DESIRES SEEMED SELFISH
AS I ENDORSED THAT PLEDGE CARD

“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!” PASTOR SMILED
“YOU’VE EXCEEDED IT BY FIVE”
HIS WORDS BROUGHT SHOUTS OF PRAISE
IT MADE ME GLAD THAT I’M ALIVE

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FIVE WAS PLEDGED
AND I’M GLAD THAT I WAS A PART
BEING RETIRED MY GIFT WAS RATHER SHORT
BUT I GAVE IT FROM MY HEART

Thursday, June 16, 2022