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I wrote this poem and the next poem "Thank You" immediately after my friend Edward told me that he became a Christian. When he told me, I started crying because I was so overcome with joy. Every time I think about it, I am filled with a sense of awe and amazement because just like the poem says, I had given up on Edward. It had been one year since I began taking him to youth group and I had come to the conclusion that I would have to be content with simply planting seeds and that I would never see the harvest either because Edward would never accept Jesus or that it would happen long after we graduated. But that just goes to show that quite often, God's timing is not as quick as we would like it to be, but He always follows through.
Edward Laughter and tears come in the same breath As you tell me Wonderful news that I never hoped to hear. I admit, I had given up, Written you off, Come to the conclusion that you would never believer, That you would forever remain skeptical. I longer for you to know His peace and love, I wept because to me, you seemed Argumentative rather than responsive. I should have known That He would have been working on you In ways not visible to the naked eye. I should have known that He, Unlike me, Would not give up, Would not allow you to remain untouched. Now I rejoice with you As you tell me that you too, now Believe. You've changed, I can see it in your eyes, A softness that wasn't there before, The slight grimness is gone And in its place, Something that I cannot explain But is there just the same. Once I wept in sorrow, But now my tears are for joy. 
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