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January 06, 2005
Good Stuff
Last night I read a passage in "The Journey of Desire" by John Eldredge that I want to share,
"Life is not a game of striving and indulgence. It is not a long march of duty and obligation. It is not, as Henry Ford once said, "one damn thing after another." Life is a desperate quest through dangerous country to a destination that is, beyond our wildest hopes, indescribably good."
I must certainly admit, that I have uttered very similar words and worse than those of Mr. Ford. However, I am also learning that along this journey, we are blessed to receive glimpses of all that is "beyond our wildest hopes" in the midst of the seemingly pointless struggles.
Lately, the journey has seemed exceedingly dangerous...with wars, hurricanes, earthquakes, psunamis, AIDS and disease, depression, disappointments, on and on...But again, we must cling to the cool fountain at the end of the journey in order to press on when we feel like it's too much.
You know, The Grace and Hope we have are way more than enough...but we also get to experience the wonder of Creation. We are given the priviledge of having the same creativity that flowed through our Lord embedded into us...not to mention the amazing gift of human reproduction and the miracle of a newborn baby. Through medicine and miracle we get to witness broken bodies, minds and hearts becoming whole. There is so much good in the midst of the bad...glimpses along the way to get us through. I don't want to miss the good stuff on the journey, even though the road can be rough and I can't wait to see how amazing the destination is.
Posted by stacey at January 6, 2005 10:37 PM