What shall I say?
If I say that I am a human,
what have I said except
that I trust I might last 70 or so many years.
If I say that I am a Williams,
what have I said except
that my grandchild might just bear one more male child.
If I say I am a citizen,
what have I said except
that I belong to a nation, 1776 and counting,
a blip on 6000 years of civilization.
But if I say I belong to Jesus,
what have I said except
that I find my identity in eternity’s light.
And as to what memory will notice no more
10000 years from now —
what will matter as little as less
than any least can linger —
I will not worry my little head any longer.
- by Wm. Stephen Williams, January 7, 2021