A Gift for
the World
On the day he was born,
the family smiled and danced!
His heart beat so fast,
and a
new song played for the world.
When he was three, he made everyone laugh
with his
funny phrases
and
jokes he didn’t even understand.
He shared from his heart,
and joy
was released into the lives
of all
those around him.
He began school and failed to leave
his
creative spirit safely at home.
His heart and mind struggled to beat freely,
so, his
mom broke the chains,
and the
boy soared to the beat
of his
own heart.
In 6th grade, the boy fell in love with music.
He sang
and began to write down the songs
that
flowed so effortlessly from deep within.
The
world applauded.
During his high school years, many things changed.
The boy
became a man;
the
tenor, a bass;
the
young man, a gentleman.
His heart was drawn to the world of travel,
seeking
new friends and adventures
in
faraway lands.
He sang new songs, learned new languages, and
made
forever friends wherever he went,
but his
heart was still heavy.
The young man had always wondered why
he saw and felt things differently
than others did.
He was troubled.
He’d never chosen to walk against the tides of life,
but he must find his own path and
destiny.
So, he searched his heart
and the lives and hearts of all he met.
He prayed for answers that didn’t quickly come.
He wrestled with emotions, fears,
and all
he’d learned at home, school, and at church.
What he found opened up a new, unique path for his life,
of which
he’d never dreamed,
and the
heaviness disappeared.
God revealed to him the gifts he had and must share:
gifts of
love, joy, compassion;
songs of
hope and freedom to create masterpieces;
the
brilliance to learn languages
and love
people of all races, creeds, and cultures,
because
God first loved him.
And the young man wrote:
“All
that I am is because of what God has made me.”
Andy Garrett, you are a very precious gift to the world.
You know who you are and what you believe.
Take your gifts and genius and make this world
a better place for having you in it!
Love, MomJ
