I didn’t realize
would yield
such profound effects
in my life.
The day as a seventh grader I said goodbye to my parents for four years.
The afternoon I sang to my bride as she walked down the aisle.
The first time she told me she was pregnant.
My first Sunday as pastor of my first church.
My first day as the president of Entrust.
In retrospect, I realize each of those times I had little idea
what lay ahead,
how I would change,
how I could never go back.
Add to that ... one more event
when I was 6.
I made a profession of faith
because my teacher shamed me into it!
Actually, I was just making public
what my parents had taught and modeled.
I had very little idea
what I was doing,
yet I was making my way
down a path
that I would choose to stay on
at many critical intersections of understanding.
Combine all my experiences,
and you have an idea how the disciples felt.
A rugged cross, an empty tomb,
their whole world turned upside down.
Now totally transformed
by what happened in the space of only three days.
I’m still learning the implications of that decision
each new day ...
As were they ... for the rest of their lives.
David G. Goodman
President, Entrust
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