God-Given Tasks
There is no task, dear Lord, too small
If by Thy hand ‘tis given,
Be it to speak a word of cheer
Or point a soul to heaven.
If Thou would’st send to foreign shores,
Here am I, Lord, send me;
Or by Thy will, content am I
To train one child for Thee.
Perhaps the one I stay to train
In years to come may reach
More hungry souls at home or far
Than I could ever reach.
And in the day of reckoning
‘Twill be enough to know
I helped to fashion one great tool
Because God willed it so.
By Barbara C. Ryberg