"...I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you..."
~2 Timothy 1:6~
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works..."
~Hebrews 10:24~
"For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you..."
~2 Peter 1:12-13~
"Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior..."
"'Weeping may endure for a night, but singing cometh in the morning.' He, Who is Light, who gives the morning signal to every feathered songster to tune his song, will also give you a song that sings."
LIFE IS a race. Don't whimper if the track is rough and the goal is distant. One day you shall reach it.
LIFE IS a voyage. Don't complain if the storms batter the hull or the winds tatter to shreds the sails. One day you shall come to your haven.
LIFE IS growth. Don't find fault if the seed lies smothered and submerged in the dark earth before it blooms and blossoms. One day you shall have your harvest.
LIFE IS a pilgrimage. Don't falter on the road through self-pity because the stones cut your feet and leave your blood on the trail. One day you will come to Immanuel's land.
The God who through the boundless sky guides the flight of the sparrow, who builds the blind bird's nest, will see to it that in his good time you shall arrive.
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*Photographs are by Rus Anson for Youth Vision magazine, June 2011