April 3rd - Power and Momentum

The story...

We moved to a home in the woods - lots of trees.  I worked a desk job; strenuous physical activity after work felt good.  The lumberjack cycle includes: tree felling, sawing, hauling, splitting, stacking, stump removal, and wood burning.  One of the transferrable skills was wood splitting.  You need to swing the 8-lb maul with momentum to split.  If you miss the mark or swing with less than 100%; ya got ta do it again - fatiguing and slow.  So, I became proficient with the splitting maul through repetition.  

We have a county fair site near our home.  One day my family and friends were strolling through the fair midway.  There it was!

One swing and I rang the bell. The strike felt natural, rather easy, and the sound of the bell ringing gave me a feeling of joy.  Oh, the sound of hearty cheers from those I love.

Similarly, I hope that feelings of joy would occur frequently within the only church in town.  The cheers would be a witness to the power of God worked out through His people - the power of a new nature worked out in actualities.

Just for today...

"Who I am, not what I do, makes me worthwhile."  Hope for Today (p. 94)

"Eight-pound arc; Muscle, Sinew, Sweat - Hit's the mark; Core revealed."
"Never seen; Knots and grain - Lonely beauty; Basking in Light."   Am I a Poet?