To Make a Difference
By John W. Vander Velden
When it really comes down
to it, I want to make a difference. Not
the kind of difference that makes the newspaper. Everyone has the need for recognition the desire
to feel important. No, I want to quietly
make things better...just a little. To
change this little corner of my world, for changing “here” makes “there” better
too. Maybe that’s why I write, that my clumsily
stacked words plant tiny seeds within the reader. That by chance those seeds grow a little
hope, or confidence, or courage, or self-respect, or faith. Faith in oneself but more…faith in something
larger, stronger, something that can never fail.
Is that too much to ask,
to make a difference? I suppose not. But that is not all. I want to know I made a difference. That when God at last calls me to my rest, I
know that I have done something, changed someone, helped a stranger, made a
difference. What a great deal for a
simple common man to desire. But deep
inside I believe there is no simple or common person. That each of us is a unique magnificent creation,
loved by God with unbelievable potential.
I want to make a difference, and if I can help you see your infinite
worth...then maybe I have!
(215 Words) 6-12-2015
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