Church Service

Church just wouldn't be church
without thngs bring done at the last minute.
It proved true once again
as I heard the joy in the voice
of the Homecoming Committee chair
when I agreed to be in the program.
I know how these things work.
It's a "call who you know
and pray to God they say yes" method.
and so I got the call
with the chair praying to God I say yes.
And I reluctantly did say yes
because I know
church just wouldn't be church
without that long standing tradition
of Homecoming,
singing the same songs,
praying the same prayers,
reading the same verses,
and going through the same program
all because it's been done
time and time again,
the way that our parents and grandparents
did it before.
But sometimes the younger generation
may not want that all of the time
and they'll fidget through another service
wishing to be somewhere else.
As for me,
I've been called to do my part
and I'll be there for Homecoming because
church just wouldn't be church
without member participation.