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The Streets I Feared To See by George MacDonald

Mar 9, 2000

I said: "Let me walk in the field;" God said: "Nay, walk in the town;" I said: "There are flowers there;" He said: "No flowers, but a crown."

I said: "But the sky is black, There is nothing but noise and din;" But He wept as He sent me back, "There is more," He said, "there is sin."

I said: "But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sun." He answered: "Yet souls are sick, And souls in the dark undone."

I said: "I shall miss the light, And friends will miss me, they say," He answered me, "Choose tonight, If I am to miss you, or they."

I pleaded for time to be given; He said: "Is it hard to decide? It will not seem hard in heaven To have followed the steps of your Guide."

I cast one look at the fields, Then set my face to the town; He said: "My child, do you yield? Will you leave the flowers for the crown?"

Then into His hand went mine And into my heart cam He; And I walk in a light Divine, The streets I had feared to see.

George MacDonald (1824-1905)

This month I hope to begin looking at some urban ministries in some of the inner cities of America and overseas and how they are putting the love of Jesus into practical action as they minister where the majority of people live today- in the cities.

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