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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Evangelism (11/01/07)
A string of words
Like breadcrumbs dropped
Before this hungry heart
You think will lead
Me to the cross
A saving faith impart?

You use such terms
I know them not
You think you speak so clear
A foreign tongue
And hollow words
Are all that I can hear

So clearly marked
The “Four Step” path
Salvation’s end in view
And yet you miss
And fail to see
That nothing’s getting through

Your duty done
You walk away
To someone else “in need”
The still small voice
That bids you, “Stay”
You rarely ever heed

I don’t need words
To tell me where
I stand upon life’s road
I only know
I feel the weight
I’m crushed beneath sin’s load

Where is the touch
That doesn't flinch
That doesn't shrink away?
Where is the ear
That doesn't turn
From all I wish to say?

Where is the gaze
That sees behind
Beneath the soil and grime?
Where is the heart
With patient beat
Prepared to “waste” the time?

Where is the love
Beyond mere words
That flows through all you do?
I search your face
And long to see
That glimpse of Him in you
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Verna Cole Mitchell 
11/08/07
This wonderfully constructed poem is powerful in beauty, in message, in conviction.
Lynda Schultz 
11/08/07
You've done a great job of expressing an important message. One of our realities in church planting is the length of time it take to build relationships before we can "earn" the right to be heard. The relationship often paves the way for the words. Well done.
Beth LaBuff 
11/08/07
Beautifully written! This is so true (about using words that the "unchurched" don't understand). Great lessons/reminders. I like your format too.
Jan Ackerson
11/09/07
Perfect. I wrote a prose entry that says the same thing, but I like this much better. Just...perfect!
Sheri Gordon
11/12/07
This is really good. Simple. Great message. Excellent writing.
LauraLee Shaw
11/14/07
A brilliant string of His words.
Deborah Engle 
11/14/07
A vital reminder that we reach out in true love and concern. Wonderfully expressed!
Dee Yoder
11/14/07
The cost to disciple is often overlooked in the rush to evangelize and then leave. Your poem brought your message through loud and clear, and it needs to be heard.
Sara Harricharan
11/14/07
Wow. This sums up everything on this topic this week. It's something I think that I tend to do, thanks for the reminder to watch the string of words and instead listen to the small voice.
Sheri Gordon
11/15/07
Congratulations on your much deserved EC. Great job.
Therese Witkus
11/15/07
The beauty and the meaningful crafting of the poem leave me speechless. The power in the rhythm you chose is incredible. Great work.
Congratulations on the EC and the affirmation therein.
Angela M. Baker-Bridge
11/15/07
Profound! Blessed to have read this...