If you have been following my blogs you know that I am excited that Scott MacIntyre is still in the running for American Idol. I doubt that he wins the title but even going as far as he has is an inspiration to many people, including me. And I cheered Wednesday night as they were designating who would be eliminated when they told him, "Scott - you are safe." I saw a poem in the book I have been reading the past few weeks called
Poems that Touch the Heart. This poem was called
The Blind Man. Of course when I saw the title I immediately thought about Scott. Here is the poem:
THE BLIND MAN
I see a blind man every day
Go bravely down the street;
He walks as if the path were clear
Before his steady feet.
Save when he fumbles with his cane,
I almost feel he sees
The passers-by who smile at him,
The flowers and the trees.
He comes to corners where the crowd
Of traffic swirls about,
But when he hesitates, some hand
Will always help him out.
He crosses pavements fearlessly--It is as if he knows
That there are unknown, watchful friends
Along the way he goes!
Sometimes we walk through unseen paths,
Sometimes the road ahead
Is shrouded in the midst of fears;
But we are being led
As surely as the blind man is . . .
And, if we seem to sway
A hand will find us in the dark
And guide us on our way.
- Margaret E. Sangster
When Scott walks out on the stage at our church to help lead the worship, someone always walks with him to guide him to the piano where he sits down. When it is time for him to leave someone comes back to him and walks off the stage with him.
This poem reminds me that we are all blind in some ways and we need a helping hand. I believe we all should strive to be someone who is always willing and eager to lend a helping hand when we can. Isn't that what this life is all about? Remember Jesus said that when we help someone in need we are doing it unto him.
