I made a promise in January, not knowing what the year would bring, to send something to some people over the year. Last year I sewed things but that's not working for me this year. Instead, I'm writing! And doing some drawing.
Three of the people who signed onto my project were Manalive workers in Minnesota. So this poem/song parody was created for them. My apologies to John Denver.
Manalive!
I was born in the Summer of my 22nd year
Moving onto a place I’d never been before.
I left Florida behind me -my family and my friends
I joined others who were also called to serve.
We were young and brave and foolish with guitars in our hands
We thought we could help the whole world understand
Our God was one who loved them and wished them to be free
To love themselves, their neighbors and their families.
Manalive! You became our home
Community and Family on our own
With love we faced some hard times
And we came to understand
That in life, there is always room to grow.
Many years have come and gone since then,
We are still those young brave souls down deep within
Our bodies have grown older and our causes may have changed
But the fire of love and service has remained.
So I wish you well my friends from long ago.
God send peace and love to you and all you know
Forever be God’s Glory in all you say and do
I’m so grateful to have shared Manalive with you.
Manalive! You became our home!
Community and family on our own.
Joined in memories of those moments
Shared together long ago
We still understand there’s always room to grow!
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