Everything is Everything

As we wind down his journey, I cannot help but reflect on these last 51 weeks of wins and losses, strengths and weaknesses, obstacles intact and obstacles overcome. I wonder how much progress I have actually made in this quest for good fortune and how much farther I must go.

I believe good fortune comes from knowing that all things work together for good even when they appear otherwise. Over the past year, I have won some, and lost some, gained ground in some areas and lost ground in others and what I have learned is that grace is sufficient for me. Where I have been weak, God has shown strength. Where I have felt strong and confident, challenges have confronted me to examine the true measure of my confidence.

I have learned to appreciate my infirmities and weaknesses as well as my gifts and my strengths and not pretend that any of these are above or beneath me but that they are me.