Then Amos answered Amaziah,

"I am no prophet,

     nor a prophet's son,

but I am a herdsman,

and a dresser of sycamore trees,

and the LORD took me

    from following the flock,

and the LORD said to me,

"Go, prophecy to My people Israel."

                           Amos 7. 14-15

(God chooses and uses

those who only appear most unlikely

        for His profound purposes,

those whose only qualification

is being willing 

             and faithful to Him,

even right where they are,

even in invisible places.

Never say,

     "I am only a _________."

God has strategically placed you

     to be faithful and fruitful

     for His glory).