Another Chapter Arises

I don’t know how I came out of the previous chapter alive…Somebody must have said a prayer for me, but I may never find out who. I’m beaten up, barely breathing, but I stand tall. All I could do is look up and say thank you. Thank you for the challenge. Even though, I’m sore, scarred, broken, and confused, I feel a whole lot stronger coming out of this difficulty. It was a trial that I had to go through in preparation for the next round.

 

There’s something big coming ahead. I must get refocused for the upcoming task: The journey of 1,000 miles. Another one? I just did 1,000. I’m not complaining, I would do it over 1,000 times again.

 

I’ve failed, but I know that failure leads to victory. For every champion there’s a few loses racked up, that added fuel to the fire. The pain of failure is necessary to appreciate the joy of success. You have to have some sense of urgency in your actions, in waking up, in loving others, and in everything you do because they take you a step closer to glory.

 

“Serial winners will create a chip to put on their shoulder – winning results in more motivation to win again.” –LaVar Johnson.

With newly found hope, I rise. With a new purpose, I run. This is not the end, because in the end mercy and love wins. I keep going. I going back to my roots to rediscover what I once found in the childlike state. As I enter the playgrounds and dig up the sand, I will find the lost treasure with the map that I will need for a better tomorrow.

 

“We’re never going to be effective witnesses of God’s mercy and truth unless we have had a profound encounter with it ourselves.” –Dr. Edward Sri