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TITLE: Writing my obituary | Previous Challenge Entry
By Raymond Dickerson
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
sages like to say, although I’m
not sure they are right, nor do I
think that it’s okay to squander
every moment given, they’re a
gift to give away, unless I
use them for myself, then they just
die and then they fade. you see I’m
writing my obituary,
writing word for word, with every
step that I am taking, every
twist and every turn. I am the
chisel that will hammer every
letter on my tombstone, and the
pen that is behind the words on
lips I've come to know. the words of
those I said I loved, the ones who
lived to tell the tale, the ones who’ll
sigh and then decide if I have
passed, or if I failed to honor
Jesus with my actions, honor
Jesus with my words, or did I
simply speak His name to have my
legacy preserved? did I
use the time God gave me to
address the needs of others, or keep
seconds for myself, instead of
giving to my brothers? was I
conscious of the need or simply
dishing out lip-service, saying
I believed in Jesus and then
standing back, observing, all the
pain within the world, being
more the cause than cure, am I
writing lines worth reading, or
better left obscured? am I
penning words of praise to God
through action, thought and deed
or am I in this for myself? am I
doing this for me? you see I’m
writing my obituary,
choosing every word, deciding
who to glorify and who’s the
one who will be heard, I pray that
three words on my tombstone will
describe the man I was, and only
I get to decide if those three words are
HE LOVED GOD.
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