Living in Atlanta I've noticed that news channels here are (in some cases) obnoxiously biased towards things happening here in Atlanta; in fact, national news often takes a backseat. Coretta Scott King has been the top story on each news cast since she died and that has gotten me to thinking . . . One of the local stations is even showing her whole funeral (which could be three hours long). I'm off today and don't have many things on my agenda, but one of them is to watch at least part of Mrs. King's funeral. The history books never spoke of this woman, but she many on tv have referred to her as the "first lady of the civil rights movement." President Bush and his wife and three former presidents are in attendance, many national figureheads and media stars, famous musicians are performing . . . The church sancuary holds 10,000 people and the overflow room holds 1,500 and they are still turning people away. People got there at 5am to get a brief glimpse of her body.
All of this makes me wonder what kind of impact I will have on this world once I've left it. I am fairly certain I will not lie in state anywhere and that current and former presidents will not attend my funeral, but who will? How will my life impact this world? Will it have made an impact for the kingdom? That's what I want; that's what I'm called to do. Honestly, I'm not sure if Mrs. King made an impact for the kingdom of God, but imagine if she had. I want my life to make an impact like Mrs. King's, but not on the world or nation as a whole, instead on the lives of people I have come in contact with.
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You have made a impact on my life, in a good way. Keep looking to serve, He will lead you.
You have made a impact on my life, in a good way. Keep looking to serve, He will lead you.
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