Yesterday I was sitting in church in my hometown of Ocala, Florida…
It was father’s day and my husband and I were there to honor him and his father…
Good men both,
However, the pastor’s sermon probably resonated more with me than the men in my life,
The pastor spoke about having ‘Heart’…
Not having Heart is the kiss of death with young folks,
When a young person tell you, you don’t have heart, take it from me, you have summarily been cussed out…
The sermon was more along the lines of having heart for something,
In this case our faith and worship,
The most poignant part of the message for me however was when he spoke about,
Being a football player in the mid seventies at a small college in Alabama,
And all the egregious things he heard and witnessed,
He expounded on how he saw his coaches run a team member practically to death,
Then when he was used up, they kicked him off the team,
He discussed how this impacted and changed him,
He recalled how the coaches called him in at a later date,
Saying how they had noticed a change in him,
Telling him, that while he was still a stellar, ball player and team leader, etc.
They could see a change in him, something about him was different,
He simply answered,
“I no longer have the heart for the team…”
His words rained down on me…
Because I have been there a time or two,
Working my butt off, getting accolades, commendations and promotions,
But going home at the end of the day exhausted and not understanding why,
Yesterday I saw it clearly,
It’s because sometimes we are doing everything we can to excel,
Be the best,
And we are reaping rewards that feel like ashes,
And we wonder why,
I have come to the conclusion,
It just simply might be, we no longer have the heart for it!
Love, Peace and HEARTFELT blessings,
Angelia
http://www.angeliavmenchan.com/
6 comments:
So true. So true, sis. When you're no longer feeling it, no longer care, it will surface and it's up to you to make the change or the misery will eat you up... Great post and it sounds like a wonderful sermon, too.
Gwyneth
Thanks Lady Gwyneth,
it was a wonderful sermon...
Blessings,
angelia
Once again words of wisdom. Something else for me to ponder.
What's up homey, haven't been through in a while. I knew you lived in J'ville, but I forgot about the Ocala connection.
Anywho, I can so relate to this post. That's how I am about this job. I perform, but I decided not to buy into the push push push to get a promotion type stuff they try and get you to do. I'm putting my heart into my own ventures, the one's God has called me to. The one's that I know that I'll be richly blessed in.
Hey Rich,
glad to see you come through. I totally understand, as we get more 'mature' realize that life is too short for not doing that which feeds the soul and the spirit.
Blessings,
angelia
Excellent, Angelia. So true about young people. They can spot a hypocrite and a cynic a mile away. And so many grown-ups are cynical and bitter with no patience for anything outside their little bubble. Great sermon!
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