240412 How Will You Be Remembered?

 How Will You Be Remembered?


How will you be remembered 
When your time on earth is through 
When friends and family gather round
What will they say of you 

Perhaps idea's morbid 
But please entertain the thought 
Will you have lived a worthy life 
Or one that's all for naught 

Has life been in pursuing 
And accumulating wealth 
Have you lived your life for others 
Or instead just lived for self 

Will church be overflowing 
With all those whose lives you've touched 
Or will it be more intimate 
Some friends, but not too much 

How will you be remembered 
What will be your legacy 
Will your passing leave a mighty hole 
Within your family 

Will you be fondly remembered 
For the kindness that you've shown 
Be spoken 'bout in glowing terms 
By everyone you've known 

Or will a nameless preacher 
Who didn't know the real you 
Speak some generic eulogy 
When your life down here is through 

Though we can know with certainty 
Where we'll go next when we die 
Can we be equally certain 
What our life will exemplify 

In the end, it doesn't matter much 
What others say because 
What ultimately matters 
Is what your Creator does 

For when you meet your Maker 
It is then you'll give account 
Of if you've served Him faithfully 
So, if there's any doubt 

It's not too late to reassess 
The life that you have led 
And readjust priorities 
Before you're on deathbed 

Live not for self; put others first 
But mostly serve the Lord 
And when you pass from earthly life 
Receive your just reward 

Then, how you'll be remembered 
Won't be left to own device 
You'll leave behind a legacy 
That your life was lived for Christ 

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