Then I Remember

Frosty Morning

Dressed in Filthy Rags

Beard grown out

His shoulders sag

Lost in a cycle

of hopelessness

and utter despair.

He isn't alone

in number, others

like him huddle

in corners of buildings

and other out of the way places.

The needs mount

I feel helpless to 

lend a hand....

Offer true solutions

Make a difference.

Then I remember

the one and powerful 

thing at my disposal. 

So I pray 
and

release more resource in

greater force than mere

wishes ever did.

I can't see 

immediate results.

I can't know 

the whole story.

I lift up my prayers

and let them go. 

Remembering every problem

is not mine to solve.

It doubles my resolve

to do my assignment

with extra 

care and attention.

So much to do 
I don't even know it all

If I did, it would entail

far too much to mention.

Take a cue,

Yes, I mean you.

We can't do it all

Or fix it all

Or solve it all.

 The answers are there

and the help is at hand.

But just remember,

you as the one and only

you... have an assignment

designed with your name,

abilities and gifts.

So all the choices, 

distractions and tugs on your 

heart and your time....

Keep in mind,

you have a special occupation.

The perfect one for you!

Do it with your whole heart

 and all the energy you can muster.

Before you know it, 

in your particular

style and way,

what you do will

make a difference

and in a manner

you may not see

what you do will

save the day.