ONYINYE'S MIRROR ON LIFE

Onyinye OyedeleTuesday, June 24, 2008
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Ontario, Canada

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FRAGMENTS

ummer is definitely one of the best seasons of the year. Longer days and shorter nights, more sunshine and brighter faces! There are many occasions, trips, and fun activities. It is also a good time for people to relax, take a break, and "enjoy life." This summer be encouraged to get back your zest for life; look beyond your disappointments, setbacks, and failures�your "fragments." It will be challenging, but reach out and pick up the pieces, and move on. Give yourself another chance to achieve your dreams. Gather up all the fragments and continue the journey of life. The Almighty God is waiting to wipe away your tears as you surrender all to Him. He will give you rest. His plan for your life is worth waiting for. Happy summer holidays.

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GATHER UP THE FRAGMENTS

Memories of pain
Memories of shame
Memories of the past
Seem to blur my future,
But I will gather all;
I will gather up the fragments
And give them all to you.

Memories of failures
Memories of disappointments
Memories of rejections
Memories of poverty,
All seem to snatch my zest for life.
But I will stretch out my hands into all,
Gather up the fragments
And I will lay them at your feet.

You are the potter
You are my maker
I know you can still make something beautiful.
I look in the mirror
And I see what you have done:
My fragments have become my strength
My shame has become your glory
My confusion led me to the cross.
Master of my soul, I surrender all to you.

(Onyinye Oyedele, 2008)

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