WHERE ELSE?
Where else? This question came to mind.
I sat where I could see.
Observe first hand the building of
This kingdom hall to be.
And as I watch, a patter was
Emerging into view
And I could only ask, Where else?
Could such a thing be true.
The working crew were men and woman
Children young and old
Neatly dressed in work clothes
Though foggy skies were cold.
A constant hammer, hammer....
The buzzing of a saw
A painting crew with brush and spray....
New lumber, white and raw.
These things are found on every job,
Occurring every day
And you might rightly wonder why,
Where else? Is what I say?
Well, I'll tell you:
The smiles on their faces,
And the laughter in their voice,
The genuine enjoyment
Making everyone rejoice.
The patience constantly expresses
Each worker keeps ensuing
Unique because quite other they
Don't know what they are doing!
I overheard a question asked:
(She really wasn't goofing)
"Why are they putting shingles on
Before they put the roofing?"
Co-ordinate! Co-operate!
Just words without meaning?
Not hear! Where else do ones unite
With happy faces beaming?
No matter what the needed task
No matter who should will it
No matter if they're tired or not
There's two or three to fill it.
No matter what the workers skill
Nor the hours spent in schooling
The time has all been volunteered
They're working free! No fooling!
How nice! Where else could there be found
Employers such as ours?
He who fulfils our every need
Our energy empowers!
Well, after seeing all I could
From sitting on this chair,
I thought I'd wonder on inside
To see the work in there.
Where else? There must be seven different
Types of work at once.
No one in the others' way,
To make him feel the dunce!
Men on stilts seem ten feet tall
Some others sweep the floors,
While sanding, staining, polishing,
Were finishing the doors.
Another comment overheard,
"How nice it is to say
That all the young would rather help
Than use their time for play?"
I saw electric fixtures with
A hundred miles of wire...
Others with Formica making
Tops we can admire.
Another helpful service was
Performed without distraught;
Shuttle service all day long
To and from the parking lot.
Some qualities displayed right here
Are love and patience, true,
But acts of true humility
Are Godly products, too.
And I saw our Brother Hamburg
From the regional committee
Pushing dirt before a broom
And looking kind of pretty.
And as I walked around I gathered
News that I appreciate;
Many workers here have traveled
From their homes across the state.
They gave up their comfort
Coming at their own expense
Lovingly they give their all
With hearts that are immense
Our meals....Ummmm, delicious!
Abundant in supply
Where else in the entire world
Do people really try?
Seated now I sat observing
With Creation all around
And I knew, Where else? Was no where
No Where else could this be found!
And except by Holy Spirit
And the gift Jehovah gives,
There's no where else, there is no where
That true love really lives
