Right, another think and here's my second wish.
Give me a great talent that will make me a famous star.
I could be a brilliant musician. Maybe play the guitar as good as Jose Feliciano, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler combined. Perhaps sing like Mario Lanza or Julio Inglesias.
Maybe I could dance like Fred Astaire or be a great actor like Sir Laurence Olivier.
Hey, what if I could play football like Pele or Lionel Messi – wow, brilliant. Or I'd be a better golfer than Tiger Woods in his prime! Fantastic.
Any of these possibilities would earn me stacks of money too! I would be welcomed in clubs and restaurants. Stay in the best hotels. Chauffer driven wherever I went. Want something? All I'd have to do is ask! Does that sound good or what? Wow!
People would see me and say "Look, there goes Jim Finch. Isn't he fantastic? Don't you just love him to bits?" and I'd give them a royal wave as I passed by.
That seems to be the one – or does it? Perhaps it's not quite as good as I first thought.
As a musician I'd probably be touring, playing concerts, for a lot of the time. Always on the go. Same if I was a singer. A dancer then or an actor. Constant shows or plays – maybe months in the West End or Stratford (and I'm not a big Shakespeare fan) without a break. Then footballers are playing at least ten months of the year and golfers fare no better. And all of these have to practice regularly when they are not performing for the public just to stay as good as they are, or improve. Not going to get much time to myself doing any of these things. But think of the fans! Yes, think of them. Wherever I go someone will recognise me and expect to have a conversation with me, ask for an autograph, or want a picture. Good job I'll have some minders with me.
Hang on just a minute! I recall some famous people being attacked and even killed by members of the public. This isn't sounding so good all of a sudden. Perhaps this isn't the best wish to go with. I think I'd better work it out again.
Lord, thankyou for the talents you have given me. They may not be quite like the ones above, but they are mine and you gave them without me having to ask. Help me to make the best use of them to do your bidding.
Jim Finch
Read the Bible in a year: Psalm 132:1-18, Ezekiel 43:1-44:31, 1 Peter 2:4-25
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