Jesus walked among the people and spoke the words of peace and brotherhood to any who would listen.
Suppose we did that.
Just imagine it!...
What if we really did it?
What if we dropped our conferences and
our high-level politics
and our big-time lectures and our capital investments
and went out among the people
as brothers (and sisters) and (people) of God—
Might we find the divine spark in our own time:
Might we not find followers,
hundreds, then thousands, our brothers/sisters and fellow (citizens)?
What if we touched the chord that set the chorus?
What if we uttered the word that started the prayer?
All the longing of the people
who we have left behind,
all the hope of men (and women)
who yet may seek,
all the profound yearning of the children of God—
waiting to be set in motion.
What if we dared?
--O brethren,
let us pray.”
Shared from October 1950 issue of The Gospel Messenger, Invocation for Another Conference. Authored by Kermit Eby, adapted by Werner Bloomberg & (Melody Capsel)