If you had not been born the world would not be the same. It would be better or it would be worse, but not be the same. In short, you have a destiny – but what kind?
True, the destinies of some seem bigger than others. Some fly around in outer space, or build great bridges or write great books or head great nations. Others don’t even get their names in the newspaper, until they are listed in the obituary column.
But how big is big? And is bigger necessarily better? Emerson once wrote, “The hero is no braver than an ordinary man. He is just brave for five minute longer.”
Saints are often not that much better than the ordinary individual, they are just better a little longer and a little more often. One minute at a time, until that minute become an hour, and that hour becomes a day, and that day becomes a lifetime.
Challenge yourself to be braver, better, wiser, more kind and compassionate - for just one extra minute a day. Not all day. Not from morn till night. Just one minute more. Then two minutes more and perhaps work up to three. The power, the overwhelming power, of little things.
Many argue, “If I can’t make big changes, I will make no changes at all. If I cannot become perfect, I won’t even try to improve.” And so, denying the destiny of little things, they become captive of the destiny of nothing. (No thing.)
One cynical philosopher musing on the matter wrote, “The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic and a terrible waste of time.”
But he missed the point. Because we do not achieve perfection does not mean we should not pursue excellence.
What must you do to have weeds in your yard? Nothing.
What must you do to have a house go to wreck and ruin? Nothing.
What must you do to let a life go to wreck and ruin? Nothing.
But, little by little the weeds can be removed. Little by little a house can be renovated. Little by little a life can be put back together again. Little by little by little some people begin to understand the destiny of little things.
It is what being human is all about. The constant changing and re-arranging of who we are. A little more listening to the conscience than talking back to the conscience.
THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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A Quote FROM Rev. Wyrick’s 9TH BOOK “THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN”
During the days of his youth, this gentle giant did dally with Deism, but it must also be remembered that with passing years, spiritual wisdom took over.
An ongoing controversy argues, he was not a Christian because he was never baptized or joined a church. It seems only fair to let his own words defend him against any who would doubt his faith.
In 1846, with typical honesty he said what was and what wasn’t. “That I am not a member of any Christian church is true, but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures, and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular…”
It was not that he did not believe in Christ. He said he would gladly join any church that would not overwhelm him with dogma. So, it was not a cry against Christianity, but a cry against Christians who, with determined zeal, had split up into over three hundred recognized denominations.
Though six foot four and weighing one hundred eighty-four pounds, Abraham Lincoln was never too big for his long-legged britches.
He was not overly impressed with himself, always impressed by the works of the Almighty.
In his growing up he knew little of the thin two hundred square mile strip of civilization hugging the eastern coast. He would, of course, live and die there one day, this man who would travel so far from the wilderness to Washington
Would travel, but never alone, for his was a soul attuned to heaven.
P.S. He was readying to join the church on the immediate Sunday after he was assassinated.
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