Once upon a time
I was the life of every party
It ain’t a party
If Joy was not at it.
Everyone who was someone
Clamored to be a friend;
Only the friendship were flaky, shallow,
And all about what’s in it for me.
Fast forward several years
And life happened
And my life turned topsy turvy.
Every friend disappeared
They forgot the good old days
Of when I’d take the blouse off my back
And give it to the one who needed it the most;
And the shoes on my feet
Went to the one who needed it more
And I’d empty my pocket
To share among them all.
Even my family no longer called
They now hovered
Around, over
And on to the next member.
They used to call everyday
Now they barely
Remembered my name
Let alone my number.
It was painful
How could people forget so soon. How could they be so vain.
In a world full of millions of people
Yet, I was lonely.
I felt empty inside and out
And had no friends nor family. To stand by me or lean on
Everyone and everything deserted me.
I wept
Till I could weep no more.
The tears have ceased to flow.
“How many bottles have you filled,
With those tears, Lord”
I ask everyday.
Those tears will become
Your precious gem
That I hope to trade up some day.
Then one day I awoke
It was all a nightmare
Life’s too short to waste
I’ve walked alone too long
In a world full of millions of people
Yet I was lonely
Even those who came near
Seemed so far away
None living in the present.
Lord, catch me
I wanna fly over into Your arms
Please wrap me up
Never to let me go.
But He said
“My daughter
I need you down there
Your purpose is yet unfinished
Many are waiting on you. Get back there
And get the job done.”
So, I did
I went for a long walk at the beach one day
And let loose.
My long weave bouncing from left to right slapping on my soft dark cheeks
The golden sands
Warming my un-manicured feet On a hot summer day
When was the last time
I skipped or danced
Or had a smile on my face
I have allowed those smiles
To turn into frowns
To no one in particular
Only to myself and
Age me twenty years over.
I muttered to noone in particular
But to the breeze
that blew so refreshingly
On my cold cheeks
I had stiffened up
And allowed life to tense me.
Your change can come suddenly
Out of the blues
A real human
Said “hello, my name is Amazing.”
None had said hello to me in years
Though I smile at everyone
Everyday
They just stared at me
With curled-up lips.
I turned around
And with the biggest smile ever
I replied, “ hi, my name is Joy.
I’m the child of the Most High God.”
Wow, I’m the child of Grace; Amazing Grace, that’s my full name.
Mind if I join you on your walk?
Sure
Though inward I felt like saying ‘No.’
Finally, someone noticed me
And actually said, ‘hello.’
And wants to walk with me.
Amazing Grace was waiting on her other friends
They were having a beach party just because
Amazing Grace had arrived earlier than all
The friends trickled in
One after the other
She introduced me to each one
Rich and Wealth live just down the road
And were married to Peace and Joyful
Patience was the glue of the party
She coordinated and checked
Off the friends list
Everyone was present
Except Wisdom
They were getting worried
They called him the ol Sage
Shortly after
Wisdom texted the group
“I stopped by a friend who’s visiting from outta town. Okay to invite him, too?
You’ll all love him”
They both arrived within ten minutes
Wisdom and Miracles were the most gorgeous guys I’d ever seen
Both standing over six feet tall would take the breath outta any lady
Miracles stared hard at me;
I blushed
Through my dark skin
You could see all the pink.
The oddity was interrupted
By Love, Hope, and Faith.
Who were laughing their hearts out as they joined the group.
Now all the friends had arrived
They invited me to their party
I already felt like I belong.
I married Miracles
Within the year
The group has become
My family
They are friends indeed
My life has never been the same again!
The rest is now
Herstory (my story).
It was a do-over.
That only He could have done;
May you have
A life do-over
The kind you dream of;
Allow Him
To do it His way.
If all the people
Had stayed
I would have been
Too busy with them
And would never have met
My new family.
Everyone needs these friends
Amazing Grace, Rich & Peace, Wealth & Joyful, Patience, Wisdom,
Miracles, Love, Hope, and Faith.
Having them in your life makes life worth living.
Can you think of other such friends everyone need in their lives? Write them in the Comments. May God add them to your life and mine.
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