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A Positive Legacy

One man can’t make a difference?
Have you heard about the ark?
Old Noah didn’t pass the buck
with a negative remark!
He could have said, “I don’t believe
there’s such a thing as rain
because I’ve never seen it.
Folks will think I’ve gone insane!
I’m just a lowly farmer.
How can I build a boat?
Wouldn’t balsa wood be lighter?
Will cypress really float?
I don’t have any modern tools.
How about a power saw
and a pair of good, tough leather gloves?
My hands are getting raw.
Exhaust fans would be mighty nice
with animals on board.
Are you sure the grub will last a year
to feed this hungry horde?
He could have changed the blueprints
to better suit his taste,
but instead was prompted by his faith
to start to work posthaste.
For a hundred years he toiled and preached
and oft was called a fool,
obeyed the Lord as best he could
in spite of ridicule.
Because of Noah’s active faith,
we’re all alive today,
so when we’re called to service,
how can we but obey?

Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com