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TITLE: How Fat and Beautiful You Have Become | Previous Challenge Entry
By Laura Edwards
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There lives a missionary girl,
Whose hair of gold and eyes of blue
Don't blend with those God's called her to.
And yet, His love inside of her
Caused unfamiliar lines to blur.
To a darkened place in Buddha's night
God's ordained this one to carry His Light.
In love she followed, led by His grace,
This one of gold hair and strange, white face.
The villagers greet with morning sun,
"How fat and beautiful you have become."
Beautiful? Yes. Fat? Not quite!
Yet this is their greeting of delight,
And so it is her delight, as well,
Her heart breaking for those in Buddha's hell.
Day after day she prays for them,
For Buddha's reign to have an end.
She labors, and strives, and toils in love,
Seeking a harvest for her Lord above.
Though powers and forces now unseen
Continue to oppose, tear down, and scheme,
She perseveres and labors on
To carry His Light to darkened throng.
All things to them she has become,
Hoping to Light many more may come.
She prays these are Elijah's days,
That in native tongue these lost will praise.
She dwells among them in their dress,
A beacon in this wilderness.
Somewhere across this beautiful world
There lives a missionary girl,
Who'll live this work God's called her to
Until His Light comes bursting through--
To break through Buddha's monasteries
And raise up holy sanctuaries
Where these can worship without fear
Jehovah God who draws them near.
And when her work is through on earth
The Savior will call this servant of worth
Before His throne to receive her crown.
He'll say, "Well done." She'll lay it down,
And bow in humble gratitude.
And then, with Him, a multitude
Of these lost ones she held so dear.
And I have no doubt that she will hear
The villagers greet with eternal sun,
"How fat and beautiful you have become."
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You inspired me truly with your poesy sublime.
You captured the beauty of the missionary girl.
Who labored for love in this beautiful world.
Both her hair and her heart of purest gold
Were descriptively versed in this tale that you told.
A job well done my partner in rhyme
May you be a blessing for a very long time.
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Thank you for sharing your gift.