Something you create may cast a long
shadow. I hope it's a work you like.
Burl Ives had an amazing voice and a
career that spanned many decades. I'm sure he never suspected that of
all his performances, the one that would become most popular would
stem from a little gig doing the narration and a few songs for a
made-for-TV production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
This Christmas
season, like every one for decades, you can't escape Ives singing
“Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.”
Those thoughts motivated me as I
completed a week's worth of devotions. The assignment included the
daily Scripture readings, so I only needed to provide some personal
reflection. Just another writing job – but potentially much more. A
year from now, thousands of strangers will read my words.
Will one of those themes cast a long
shadow? Perhaps. All the more reason to treat everything I write as
though it will.
2 comments:
These are worthy thoughts, Andy. I've often reflected on the fact that a simple devotional can touch untold thousands of people for a long while. Recently I rejoiced to learn that my pastor's daughter had clipped an article I wrote for Brio magazine and had it taped to her bedroom mirror literally for years. (Not until a couple months ago did she realize I'm the author.) Believers dare not approach their writing as a quick gig to earn money. The potential fruit is far more valuable.
Rick:
Congratulations on having touched lives through an article in Brio. Nothing against books, but consider the circulation of any magazine against the print run of a book by all but the most famous authors.
-- Andy
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