Ruth Calkin's Poems and Songs Touch My Heart

Here is a poem by poet/songwriter, Ruth Calkin:

I Wonder

You know, Lord, how I serve You

with great emotional fervor,

in the limelight.

You know how eagerly I speak for You

at a women’s club.

You know how I shine when I promote

a fellowship group.

You know my genuine enthusiasm

at a Bible study.

But how would I react, I wonder,

if You pointed to a basin of water

and asked me to wash the calloused feet

of a bent and wrinkled old woman,

day after day,

month after month,

in a room where nobody saw

and nobody knew.

Here is a link to her website: Poem: I Wonder

Does this poem touch your heart as it does mine?  It is said that the choices we make when no one is looking tell us who we really are.  

Lord, I pray that I will find someone's feet to wash every day while no one is looking. Let me find balance this year between the "small acts done with great kindness" and all the other things that go with being a Christian woman, mother and wife.

                      You won't want to miss Ruth singing her song: My God is So Big.                          It's a delight!  Here's the link: My God is So Big