In my own life, I have missed opportunities because I did not know what to say or how to say it, and I have had to live with the guilt of "what if?" I was weak, lacked courage and, most of all, faith.
The questions I used below were found in a column I once read on "How To Share Your Faith."
The Witness
He was grungy and not at
all clean and neat.
I silently wondered, “Do
I dare?”
As I smelled the
uncleanness in the air.
Ashamed, I turned and
walked back by,
stopping to say a
friendly ”Hi!”
Then I asked, “Do you
have a spiritual belief?”
He didn’t turn to leave,
much to my relief.
I let him talk a while
Listening with a smile.
“To you, who is Jesus?”
I soon asked.
He said he had heard of
him in the past.
So I questioned more,
Hoping to open a
long-closed door.
He needed to know where
he would eventually dwell.
I had no response for
his yes or no,
As he bowed his head and
answered low.
A tear fell as I touched
his hand.
This was new to me for I
had no witness plan.
My courage was fading
fast
Until I heard some words
at last.
They tumbled out-
I said it softy though I
wanted to shout,
“If you died today,
where will you go?
If what you believe is
not true, would you want to know?”
All was silent; not a
breeze stirred the air.
I waited, hoping,
wanting to tell the story-
Wanting to share God’s
glory.
Yet he’d had all he
wanted to hear,
And I watched as he
walked away and slowly began to disappear.
My tears began to fall;
I felt so small.
Then I heard a voice say
As I began to pray,
“Don’t have regrets;
For
sharing my words with a stranger you met.
Well done,
My faithful one!”
Mary Crisp Jameson 2-14-2014
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