December 17th
It’s a “Masters’ Touch” Day
LORD, TOUCH US, BLESS US AND MAKE US WHOLE. AMEN.
Today I want to share with you one of my favorite poems that I had to learn when I was in college; it’s by Myra Brooks Welch and entitled:
“The Touch of the Master’s Hand”
It was battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
Thought you scarcely worth the while,
To waste much time on the old violin,
But he held it up with a smile.
“What am I bid for this old violin?
Who will start the bidding for me?
A dollar, a dollar, who’ll make it two?
Two dollars, and who’ll make it three?
“Three dollars once, three dollars twice, going for three,” but no;
From the back of the room a gray-haired man
came forward and took up the bow.
Then wiping the dust from the old violin,
And tightening up all the strings,
He played a melody pure and sweet,
As sweet as the angels sing.
The music ceased and the auctioneer
With a voice, that was quiet and low
Said, “What am I bid for the old violin?”
And he held it up with the bow.
“A thousand dollars, and who’ll make it two?
Two thousand, and who’ll make it three?
Three thousand once, three thousand twice,
Going, and gone,” said he.
The people cheered, but some of them said,
“We do not quite understand,
What changed its worth?” Came the reply,
“The touch of the Master’s hand.”
And many a man with his life out of tune,
And battered and scarred with sin,
Is auctioned cheap to a thoughtless crowd,
Much like the old violin.
A mess of pottage, a glass of wine,
A game and he shuffles along;
He’s going once, and he’s going twice,
He’s going and almost gone.
But the Master comes, and the thoughtless crowd
Never can quite understand
The worth of the soul, and the change that is wrought
By the touch of the Master’s hand.
This makes me think about that old hymn: “He Touched Me. Yes, He Touched Me and Made Me Whole!” PS…Has He touched you?
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