When 8 minutes and 46 seconds count…
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is not a long time.
For someone dying, it’s an eternity.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds in not forever.
For someone needing help, it’s a lifetime.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is not an insurmountable length of time.
For someone crying, it’s crushing.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds in not immeasurable.
For someone unable to breathe, it’s unfathomable.
When 8 minutes and 46 seconds is long enough…
Eight minutes and forty-six second is long enough…
…to see and hear.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is long enough…
…to listen and learn.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is long enough…
…to change and make change.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is long enough…
…to be a light in dark places.
Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is long enough.
Deanna is the author of two books, Fruit of My Spirit and Signs in Life.
