Treasured People And Properties

Lots of people were once scattered throughout those farmlands. But now nearly all those farm hands and sharecroppers are gone. But in my heart and mind, there's still a live picture of those communities that once housed treasured and hard-working people. Once filled with thriving though very poor families, those shot-gun houses and shanty town shelters are also gone. They now form a distant but unforgettable memory of my childhood. Notwithstanding, there remain treasured pieces of property that warm my heart each time I see them. It's those white-painted buildings, a few of which are barely standing, refusing to fall. It's as if they are shouting to me, "I'm Still Here!" I tell you. But for the sight of those 'Pearls of Great Price', those 'Treasures hidden in a field', the present rural scene would be unbearable for me. From the dark shadows of yesterday's changes, challenging changes whose time had come, those Houses of Worship have survived and stand tall as beacons of light still shining the light of God.