thoughts on the news of the day: courage

hmmm…..

            A good friend of mine lost his state senate seat in the Oklahoma elections last night.  He fought a good fight, but now God has other plans for him.  I remember when we buried his father.  He managed to find dignity in that day, and I suspect he will find dignity as he goes on to live his life from here.

            There’s an old saying in sports:  “You win some, you lose some, some get rained out, but you suit up for them all.”  No doubt the Rangers sang that song.  They did the best they could but in the end, they were no match for the Giants.

            Where do we go from here? I imagine that would be what the Rangers and the Senator are asking themselves this week.  And my answer would be “on ….”.  When we lose, that’s what we do if we can, we carry on. 

            But the question then becomes, “How?”  Are we gracious, are we kind, do we hold on to defeat or do we move forward toward new goals?  The best of us, in time, can answer “yes” to those questions.  I know my friend is struggling and my prayer for him  today is for grace, for dignity and for the courage to live to fight another day.

            hmmm…..