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An Advent Poem for Preachers by Kyndall Renfro

Dec 1, 2011 | Advent/Lent, Being a Minister, Being the Church

You cannot force a sermonWhich helps to keep it holy.Strange how Wednesday anxietyHas turned to Friday calmThough I am no closer(from the looks of things)to being ready for Sunday.The minutes tick byand I sit herelike a midwife.The very atmosphere is pushing.I...
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