Today we remember Trinity’s library namesake, Norma Alloway who would have celebrated her 97th year. Norma communicated her love for Jesus Christ through her writings, speaking engagements, and through the example of her life. She understood that life was not an easy path, and through her poetry and writing spoke about the joys and hurts that we all experience.
Below is an excerpt from her book The Ponder Box a collection of poems and anecdotes that were featured in her weekly column in the “Muskoka Sun”, a newspaper published in Bracebridge Ontario.
Identity
I’m hiding in a name
When you call me
I feel like the last number
in a Bingo win!
Is personhood being called?
being part of a relationship?
Yes.
I’m a sheep, and the Shepherd
has called me by name.