IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WITH IT----

There are days that time seems to be standing still---

As I march through the day to dayness-

 I seem to be on automatic pilot--

do it all today--just as yesterday--

and then again tomorrow. 

 A never ending spin on the wheel of life

 can become quite soothing. 
 The sameness can be comforting--

there is much to be said for the predictable.

  I could write a script--

stick to the lines--

move through the motions-

all in the peace of the repeat. 

Then the surprise of a change

 will catch me unaware and reeling. 

 Looking for the boredom of the usual-

in the midst of the strange,

 I am caught in the whirlpool 

that pulls me down into the depths.

  A grave disappointment, a huge mistake,

 a fall into the pit, 

or my ox is in the ditch--

no matter the cause-

I find myself shaken and searching.

 In the midst of the shock--

in the depths of dismay--

I need to remember the lesson--

I need to perservere

 and keep to the path--

as I reach for His grace and

 He leads the way. 

Life is filled with falls,

 bumps, bruises, breaks,

 losses, pain, despair--

when they come-

-remember the joy-

the good--the pure. 

 I would never know how glorious

 the run was down the hill -

-unless I first experienced 

the pain of the run up the hill.

  The grandeur of the mountain top

 only comes after the climb

 and struggle up the trail--

filled with rocks and boulders

 and fields of scree--

exhausting and dangerous

 to reach that crest-

but then the splendor

 of the beauty when finally at rest.

So for today, I remind myself---

in the midst of this different--

in the fields of the lonely--

there will be glory in the morrow---

joy instead of sorrow---

as I walk down the path

 and hold to His hand---

joy in the midst of the hope for tomorrow.

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

Romans 12:12

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