Hello ,
A story from 2002 that I found meaingful:
Steven Bradbury, age 28, of Australia hasn't always been known for his prowess on ice. In fact, you might say he is an accident waiting for a televised event to happen.
In 1994, Bradbury cut his leg in a World Cup skating competition
and almost bled to death, losing four liters of blood and receiving 111 stitches. Just a year and a half before, he crashed headfirst into the boards while training and broke his neck. He chose to defy doctors, who told him that if he skated again he risked permanent paralysis. He staged a comeback in time for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
Steven Bradbury was, in many commentators' opinions, the least likely skater to win a medal--any medal--at the games. And yet he won gold.
Bradbury's victory is remarkable not only because he had encountered so many setbacks and defeats, but because he won it after the other four skaters in the event fell down just
before the finish.
You could almost see Bradbury thinking, "I'm still standing up. I'm crossing the finish line. I just won the race!"
He skated from last to first in a split
second.*
This race of life doesn't always go to the fastest...and in the spiritual realm, God reminds us in His word that if we stay close to Him that we WILL cross the "finish line."
Lord, help me to remember today, that with You all things are possible. Amen.
Have a great day and God bless!
Pastor Mike
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* Adapted
from Reuters.com (2-17-02) and the Sydney Morning Herald; submitted by Clark Cothern, Tecumseh, Michigan
