The Man With the Golden Voice

  It's common to find people with cardboard signs on street corners.  While most are looking for a handout, it's the creativity of the signs which interests me.  I once saw two boys soliciting money for Kung Fu lessons so they could become pirates.  This past week a motorist noticed a homeless man asking for help declaring he had the "God given gift of a great voice."  In exchange for a dollar, the motorist took out his video camera and asked the man to say something for his money.  The video, posted on You Tube, has changed the life of Ted Williams, the man with the sign.  (see the video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6kI_u3ho_c)
   Williams interest in radio began at 14 years old.  He went to school to become a broadcaster, but alcohol and cocaine brought his life to a disastrous place and he found himself living in a tent and reduced to begging for his basic needs.  After the posting of the video and the airing of his voice, Williams has become an overnight celebrity, displaying a golden voice which is now the subject of 250 job offers.

  It's amazing the power of a voice.  Many voices contend for attention and each person chooses which voice will receive notice.  Friends, the media, and conscience compete with God who speaks into the frenzy offering what is best.  Jesus says in John 10:27:  "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."  For now, Williams has the ear of many and may this be a chance for him to begin a new life.  For those who choose to listen to the Great Shepherd, there is also an adventure waiting, one just needs to listen and follow Him.