I Told a Friend

I told a friend a little joke

It was cute as it could be

Then she in turn said she would tell

A boy in her family.

Now this little lad I do declare

I know very good and well

To anyone who will lend an ear

This joke he will surely tell.

And then to others it will go

Passed on by his best friend

Imagination's broadest scope

Could never dream its end.

To think it might bring laughter

To someone in poverty

But then again it could be shared

In realms of royalty.

I thought how it could journey

To lands across the sea

And some would hear it just because

It was told to a friend by me.

Of all these possibilities

My heart began to ponder

Just when and where and who would  hear

I could not help but wonder.

Then I thought if on this same journey

The name of Jesus I could send

How many lives could then be touched

Because I told a friend.

I've been cleaning out ten years worth of  "memory boxes" and  came across this poem in one of the them.  I really don't remember when or where I acquired it but its simple message made me want to share it with you.

Update on how I'm doing: I have finished 18 of my 30 radiation treatments with very few problems and I am so grateful - thank you for all your prayers and well wishes - we serve an awesome God!