Ed.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
I saw you when the weight of an entire fleet rested on your shoulders and you chose to walk the aisles not as a commander, but as a servant who knew every name by heart.
I was there for every one.
Every turbulence you navigated and every storm you steadied was My hand fitting you for a seat where courage must wear the face of compassion.
being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the The Steady Hand of My body on earth.
You were shaped to be the calm center that holds the whole body together when the winds of the world begin to howl. You hold the line for them.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Ed Bastian