Like all of us, Rob has had his struggles. One of his struggles was dealing with the fact that he was once the pastor of a large church, and now he is not. The sense of loss in life can come to us in many ways, and often the wounds linger.
One of the statements that he makes in the book is this... "it's all part of it."
Great years playing softball, all part of it.
Not able to play anymore, all part of it.
Healthy skin, all part of it.
Giant scar across your belly from gall bladder surgery, all part of it.
Successes, all part of it.
Failures, all part of it.
Happy memories, all part of it.
Painful hurtful memories, all part of it.
Our life is a mosaic of many things. Some joyful, some not so joyful. I don't think that we dwell on the joyful times long enough, and conversely, I think we tend to linger far too long on the hurtful moments.
Here is the good news. Once we have moved thru the hurtful time, it can no longer hurt us, unless we choose to get stuck there. That thing that happened is really just another station on the railroad of life. It came and it went.
It's all a part of it.
May I, may we focus on the good that we can do today and release the hurts of the past. The good and the bad, it is all just a part of the timeline. It came and it went. Let's focus on today and make today beautiful.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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