ARE WE SHY

Are we shy about each talent
The good Lord has given us?
When an opportunity is sent
Do we shake our head and blush?

It is not pride to say “I can”
When our talents we can use,
For we upset God and man
And our talents then abuse.

For we were talents given
To serve both God and man.
We need to grow t’ward heaven
In as many ways we can.

So make each talent shine
So God’s love will shine through,
Not to show off as “mine”
But doing what He would have you do.

M Ann Margetson October 24, 1999 ©