A chance to preach;
to a soul, it may be
Peradventure, a thousand to teach
You may oblige or let people be

One prompt to pray for a goal
Yield, you may; or ignore
Hell won't lose a coal!
Heaven will feel it more

A nudge to give during a course
you may budge or suppress.
It won't thwart Heaven's cause
But the faithful, He will bless

A life may be lost forever,
drifting further by the day
beyond the reach of the master
if ignored on a good day

A soul shown the way,
can be a better farmer
Sowing more than you may
Yea, fair still, a lesser labourer

The distance seems far away
but light will shine.
Minds will be blown away
as a little step transforms to gold mine

Two choices, it always is
Stay idle or make a move
Consequences will outweigh a hiss
That's what you can't remove

Ogaga Eruteya is a Christian minister, writer, poet and speaker from Nigeria. He writes on Faith, Personal Development, Youth Development, and Life Realities. Read more of his writings and learn more about him at www.faithandliving.com