A Light down the Road
by Al Staggs
Life is like a long, long trip
over a winding road.
We walk in the direction of light,
gaining assurance
from the road signs along the way.
Traveling on, traveling on
without possessing anything,
while having more “possessions”
than are truly necessary.
We stumble and we sometimes fall,
yet the joys of the journey
provide strength and speed
as we travel ever so persistently
toward the light
at the end of the road.
Alfred “Al” Staggs combines his artistic talents as a performing artist, author, and poet with his years as an ordained minister and chaplain to speak to justice issues in his several dramatic one-man plays of heroes of the faith such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Clarence Jordan, William Sloane Coffin, and more. He has authored five books including What Would Bonhoeffer Say?, A Pilgrim in Rome, and Fragments of Life. He uses his story of growing up in a dysfunctional home, his degrees in psychology, and theology, and training in humor therapy to touch audiences with his Laughter for Life program, impersonating many beloved and infamous characters.
