Friday January 6 2017  WHO IS IMPORTANT?

 

While at the gym today I listened to a sermon preached on May 3, 2009 by Jon Weece entitled “Everybody is Important”.  Hence my title for today’s poem.  The speaker gave short biographies of everyday people about the significance they had in the lives of others.  He told one story of a mom who delivered a premature baby girl who was very critical for several months after her birth.  She had a three year old brother named Michael who was so excited about his sister being born.  Michael was not allowed into the neonatal unit but he begged his mother from the day she was born if he could go to the hospital and sing over his sister.  Over and over again he wanted to “sing over his sister”.  Over and over he was denied the privilege of going into the sterile environment. 

After about three months the parents were told that their little girl would probably not live through the remaining week and that they should plan for her funeral.  This saddened the brother who had not been able to see his sister.  He begged once again to go into the hospital and sing over his sister.  So the parents decided they were going to take him in.  They scrubbed him up, gowned and masked him and marched into the neonatal unit with their son in tow.  The nurses were somewhat astounded.  As the big brother was held over his sister’s cubicle he immediately tore his mask off and began singing over her these words:

“You are my sunshine

My only sunshine.

You make me happy

When skies are gray.

 

You’ll never know dear

How much I love you.

Please don’t take

My sunshine away.”*

 

You see, every day Michael had sang that song close to his mommy’s tummy during the months his sister was growing inside.  Before the song was completed his sister’s heart rate began to increase, it became strong and steady and her breathing evened out and became stronger.  By the next morning she was so improved that she was actually released from the hospital.

You see, even Michael, at three years of age was an important part of God’s plan.

 

EVERYBODY IS IMPORTANT

Kathleen Martens

January 6, 2017

http://www.visionsofpoetry.com

 

Who is invited

To the greatest party of all?

Who is important enough

To even be called?

 

I suppose it depends

Who sends the invitations.

Perhaps it would be

Only close relations.

 

Perhaps only the rich

Would be invited to come.

And the smartly dressed

Would have all the fun.

 

Maybe only the educated,

Those of grand position,

Or those with doctorates

Such as lawyers, and physicians.

 

What makes one important

Enough to be born?

What value is given

That their life adorns?

 

Everybody is important

Because God made all,

With personal intent

Every heart He calls.

 

Everyone has a reason

For being placed on earth.

In God’s plan

Each has great worth.

 

And EVERYBODY is invited

To the greatest party of all

Because everyone is important,

Whether big or small.

 

God presents an invitation

By offering life changing love

That everyone have an invitation

To the greatest party above.

 

Jesus sends invitation to the rich,

The poor, broken, or lost.

The party is free.

There is no cost.

 

Jesus already paid

For all to come,

And He even invites those

Who some call scum.

 

Regardless what color,

What language or tribe,

He invites all to the party

And there’ll be no divide.

 

Victory in death

Is what He gives.

As well as victory in life

He offers all to live.

 

EVERYONE IS IMPORTANT,

Each woman, each man.

Every life is significant

BECAUSE OF GOD’S PERFECT PLAN!

 

Thank You God that You made me for a purpose.

Thank You God for Your invitation to the greatest party of all!

 

“I’d like to RSPV:  I’LL BE THERE”

 

*Songwriter Paul Rice wrote “You Are My Sunshine”.

He sold the song rights to Jimmie Davis.

 

P.S.  Jon Weece’s sermon “Everybody is Important”  can be accessed by going to www.southlandchristian.org  May 3, 2009.