Check

A game of chess.

I am a mere pawn, of no real importance, just one of many.

I stand up and try to do what is right by and for my king, moving ahead to make it to the other side, where I become someone better, made into something more.

All the while guided behind and above by someone who already knows all of the moves I will make on my journey, someone who pushes me ahead, guiding me into new places.

Some of those places are places of ease and comfort, nothing but smooth and open road ahead.

And sometimes I find my path blocked, where I must wait and be still until a way is opened for me to move on.

And then there are times when I find myself in enemy territory, surrounded by those waiting to take me out, with no moves forward to make, and no way to turn back. Then I have no choice but to look to the one who is guiding me to show me the way.

Chess is a game of strategy and skill, forward thinking and understanding of your opponent. I'm thankful today to be the pawn, able to leave it all in the hands of someone greater.

Mercy of Our Lord

The Mercy Of Our Lord
(written by Charlie Daniels)

He lets my eyes behold the beauty of planet earth
He's caused my feet to walk some paths I don't deserve
To think that I, a tainted sinner of so little worth
Enjoy the blessings of a God I've failed to serve
If only I could learn to be a faithful servant
But then the world lures me away with false rewards
Then His forgiveness passes human understanding
Be still, behold the mercy of our Lord

When the temptations of this world are just so hard to bare
And my feet slip off the narrow path again
He takes the time to listen to a fallen sinners prayer
And lets the blood of Jesus cover up my sins
There are no words which can describe His awesome power
Ten billion scribes His mighty deeds could not record
And yet He listens to the first prayer of the smallest child
Be still, behold the mercy of our Lord.

-Charlie Daniels