Wes

 Church of God cross

Williston

John Clare Stokes 

The boy was the high school quarterback

Like his father before, his life was sports

Figured he’d graduate and go down in lore

Join the pantheon and hear no more

But as the shepherd tending o’er the flocks

Plans from eternity were in the works

And like his father before, delivered from the drink

This Red Devil athlete with Christ did link

They say it came by hearing Billy Graham

It’s still a mystery how these men the Lord found

But those teens who gathered in their home

Were hungry for what this athlete had to say

The call was strong, the direction soon came

And the Methodist boy set out for Lakeland

To return to sit at the feet of Brother Rowell

And constantly abide through every trial

With so many blessed songs, it wasn’t long

Now the once mischievous boy was ministering

to the throng

Upon the hill, with the cross all could clearly see

A little Wes following the steps of a John Wesley.

Wes Smith

Williston Church of God