FOR A NEWLY APPOINTED ELDER OF THE CHURCH

[MIRIAM JACOB]

FOR A NEWLY APPOINTED ELDER OF THE CHURCH

This day, dawns with a promise
And you, born to bring healing
And heir to a promise, are called
To wade in the deeper waters.
May the fruits in your life ripen,
And swell, long-grafted in the vine.
And, holding forth the word,
Bring the life to the lifeless,
Hope for those despairing;
Lost in a world of shadows
Where worth is defined by an image;
One half, dying for want of care,
The other dying for want of truth.
I pray that your words ring out
Born of the spirit’s fire,
And clear streams of compassion.
No need to varnish
The rough wood of the cross
But speak the truth in love.

© PAULINE GRIFFITHS

[MIRIAM JACOB]

With Pauline's kind permission, I dedicate this poem to all Pastors and Elders of the Church worldwide, to whom this anointed poem imparts a clear clarion call to offer the most selfless commitment and humble service to Jesus Christ and His divine cause.

© MIRIAM JACOB