The Zimbabwe Covenant

Shared at the 2005 Diocesan retreat by
Barbara Shanahan, Recipient of 2004 Bishop's Cross

“I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight-walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion or popularity. I do not have to be right, first, tops, recognized, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.

I will not give up, shut up or let up. I will go on until He comes and work until He stops me.

I am a disciple of Jesus.”

Provided to Barbara by Tom Telford, missionary to Zimbabwe, and instructor in the Perspectives Study Program, Center for Biblical Studies, Tallahassee, 1998.

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