A Faithful Servant by Tynea Lewis

I never saw her face-to-face.

I never heard the sound of her voice.

And yet, she touched my heart.

It has been a year since she passed away, and she is deeply missed. Alora M. Knight lived to be 99 years old, and she did not waste her time on earth. What a blessing it was to get to know her.

I work for a poetry website, and a couple of years ago we ran a poetry contest that she entered, so I corresponded with her. We had been publishing her poetry on the website for a few years prior, and I loved her heart, so I reached out to encourage her and thank her for sharing her poetry with us.

We continued to email back and forth a few times each month. We talked about life, family, and faith. We shared prayer requests with each other and gave updates about our day-to-day lives. She was a kind and gentle soul. She sent me letters and poems in the mail and shared about some of the miracles she experienced in her life. She created over 1,500 crossword puzzles during her lifetime. She also wrote about 400 poems, putting them into collections for her family, but she always dreamed about publishing them for the world to read. I had the honor of publishing almost three dozen of her poems through Family Friend Poems (https://www.familyfriendpoems. com/user/alora-m-knight/poems/). Her words have resonated with people around the world. They have touched the lives of people she would never know.

What a powerful gift. What a faithful servant. She continued to write and share her work until the very end. She knew she was to serve God on this earth until He called her home, and she did.

She lived across the country, and I desperately wished I could have traveled to her house to sit with her at her kitchen table. I would have loved to hear her entire story. I would have loved to capture that story in writing to share with the world.

Alora was an inspiration to me. She taught me what it means to live wholeheartedly for Christ. She taught me what it means to use my gifts for God’s glory. She taught me about love, care, gratitude, and so much more.

I miss her greatly, but what a glorious day it will be when I get to give her a hug in heaven.