My friend Barbara

This was written by my dear friend.
I am grateful for her friendship.


WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY TO SHOW
HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARE,
FOR THE GIFT THAT JESUS GAVE US ALL,
HIS LIFE ON EARTH TO SHARE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY TO BE
LIKE HIM IN EVERY WAY,
DOING WHAT HE WOULD WANT YOU TO DO
IN ALL YOU DO AND SAY.

WHAT ARE YOU SHARING WITH THOSE YOU MEET,
AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR DAY.
ARE YOU GIVING A HAND TO LIFT THEM UP
AND HELP THEM ON THEIR WAY.

WHAT ARE YOU GIVING TO THOSE IN NEED
WHO HAVE MUCH LESS THAN YOU.
DO YHOU GIVE OF YOURSELF, YOUR TIME, YOUR MEANS,
LIKE JESUS WOULD HAVE YOU DO.

WHAT WOULD HE SAY IF HE WERE HERE
STANDING BY YOUR SIDE,
WATCHING ALL YOU DO FOR THOSE IN NEED
IN THIS WORLD SO WIDE.

AN INVENTORY OF DEEDS IS TAKEN EACH DAY
LOVING ACTS BOTH GREAT AND SMALL,
NOT ONE THING WILL BE LEFT OUT,
HE WILL RECORD THEM ALL.

FOR EVERY TIME WE HELP SOMEONE IN NEED,
OR LIFT A WEARIED SOUL,
WE ADD ANOTHER ACT OF LOVE
THAT WE SHOW HERE BELOW.

SO ASK YOURSELF "AM I LIKE HIM
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE.
DID I SHOW KINDNESS AND LOVE
TO HIS CHILDREN, EVERYONE."

REMEMBER HE IS WATCHING YOU,
EACH AND EVERY DAY
KEEPING TABS ON WHAT WE DO
FOR OTHERS DAY TO DAY.

I WOULD HOPE THAT WHEN WE LEAVE THIS LIFE
AND RETURN TO HIM ABOVE
THAT HE WOULD SAY "JOB WELL DONE
BECAUSE YOU SHOWED ME LOVE."


by Barbara Gibby