She was the last on the long queue and almost lost the opportunity. It took the congregation?s prompting and subtle plea for her to be called, after failing to obey the initial requirement of indicating she had a testimony to share. Then she told her story, including how after years of being oppressed by landlords, her family now owned their house. It was the clincher: the applause that greeted hers dwarfed earlier ones.

?So the last shall be first?? ? Mathew 20: 16 (KJV)

A good ending matters more.
Let the Son shine in your heart daily.

By, Nosa Owens-Ibie,
Saturday, October 22, 2005.

Emailed Thursday, January 28, 2010 (Osamudiamen)