Will You Serve Me In Love?

ONE

I am a child living less than a mile from here. I am growing up pretty much on my own. Mom treats me like I?m a nuisance, and most people don?t even act like I exist. I need someone to look at me, to spend time with me. I need someone to love me for me. Will you play with me, hold me, tell me I matter? Will you serve me in love?

TWO

I am old now, or at least that is what you would say. I don?t feel old, but I guess I am. I used to have friends and my family used to come around, but now they are all gone. I am lonely. I feel like nothing I do matters. I have lived, I have learned. Will you listen to me, sit with me, learn from me, give me purpose? Will you serve me in love?

THREE

I am your friend, I think. We talk about everything but what really matters, what is in my heart. I am struggling right now, I need to know some answers. Can you help me? Will you tell me, love me, stand by me, hold me accountable? Will you serve me in love?

FOUR

I am your mother, your father, your brother, your sister. I am your family. I live with you everyday. I know more about you than anyone. Why have you pulled so far away from me? Why do you treat me as if I weren?t a real person? Will you respect me, live as Christ in front of me? Will you serve me in love?

FIVE

I am your neighbor. You see me everyday, and we are polite. Always nodding heads or saying hellos. We smile and wave, but you don?t know me. You don?t know what I am going through, what is eating at my heart. I see you go to church each Sunday and I wonder if you will ever ask me to go.

Will you reach out to me, minister to me, help me? Will you serve me in love?