I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
And I enjoy an accolade like the rest
You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best
At such'n'such ... it wouldn't matter much
I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthly list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy
Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one...
a few days ago, while i was sitting down doing nothing, a verse came to me, "how beautiful are the feet..".. and then it got me to recall a scene frm a korean drama i was watching, "the vineyard man" the other time. inside this show, there was this scene that the male lead asked the female lead, if he had ever seen the feet of the korean footballer, Park Ji Sung? he said that the photos of his feet will bring tears to anyone's eye... they are full of scars and bruises, yet they are the most beautiful feet.. they are the feet that only those who worked hard can have.
and these 2 things linked together.. i have never really understood wat issit about "how beautiful are the feet that bring glad tidings" except maybe in biblical terms.. it is the gospel of peace.. but now, as i think about those missionaries and those ppl who have travelled far into those unreached plces bringing the gospels, those feet who have travelled.. those feet that are aching... just to bring the gospels to those places.. indeed they have the most beautiful feet... the feet that have worked hard... it doesnt seem much but it is a revelation to me.. ha..
one more nice phrase i got from the show. this female lead said," A is someone who will buy me an umbrella when it rains, B is someone who will walk with me in the rain. I used to like someone who will buy me an umbrella, but now i think i like someone who will walk with me in the rain." ... wow..so romantic.. keke...
