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Along Life’s Way
Being Tested
By Lois E. Wilson
Throughout the history of humanity, people have been tested. Whether
the tests were by nature, by war, or other challenges like disease,
those living at the time usually did not have a choice as to what,
when, or where the trials struck. They did have a choice as to how they
responded to them. Should they ignore the tests hoping they would go
away, should they succumb, or face them and battle to conquer the
adversities?
When adversity strikes, if we are dedicated enough, we fight it with
all the force, knowledge, and intelligence we can muster. Euripides
observed: “Human misery must somewhere have a stop. There is no wind
that always blows a storm.” Emerson said: “Every calamity is a spur and
valuable hint.”
My verse below was written after a tragedy that occurred in our family:
Ready for Tomorrow
Sometimes there’s an unexpected event
That one day arrives
Invading our lives.
With no invitation and no consent
It fills up all space.
Do we run or face—
Try to discover its hidden intent?
If we try to solve,
It tests our resolve.
It has become a defining moment.
Our goal, outlast it—
We win; we’re past it.
From this success we grow more confident.
Afraid no longer,
Each makes us stronger.
With love, faith, and courage—we live content.
As the people on Earth battle the coronavirus, let us remember Ben
Johnson’s words: “He knows not his own strength that hath not met
adversity.” Without fighting this test, there can be no victory.
Prepare yourself for battle—pray! Pull together to win!
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