~ My Gift On Your Birthday ~

On your birthday
My gift today to you
Is to give encouragement
To say thank you
For another year of care
That you so naturally do
As you share the Lord's love
In His calling to be true
Thank you for the moments
Thank you for the days
Thank you so much for giving
In so many untold ways

Happy Birthday
God bless you always


Soft Whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems © 2006
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au

These large birds, who fly great distances across continents, have three remarkable qualities. First, they rotate leadership. No one bird stays out in front all the time. Second, they choose leaders who can handle turbulence. And then, all during the time one bird is leading, the rest are honking their affirmation. That's not a bad model for the church. Certainly we need leaders who can handle turbulence and who are aware that leadership ought to be shared. But most of all, we need a church where we are all honking encouragement.
Bruce Larson