July 24, 2003

  • God has created me...

    God has created me to do him some definite service:
    He has committed some work to me, which he has not committed to another.
    I have my mission... I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
    He has not created me for naught. I shall do good. I shall do His work.     -Cardinal John Henry Newman

     

    This summer has been a summer of frustration. a summer of torn directions. a summer of excruciating decision making. a summer of productivity and unproductivity. a summer of lessons learned only at home. a summer of time well spent. No, i'm not working right now. I'm not pursuing an internship. I'm not adding anything to my resume. I'm not making any money, I'm not trying to impress anyone, and I'm not running after ambition or success.

    Yesterday, my dad and I were on our way to the park. Looking in my rear view mirror, there was a cyclist riding along side the right shoulder of the road. I allowed him to pass before switching lanes. I glanced up in preparation to turn, and then noticed something. He had a prosthetic leg. One normal leg, but one artificial leg. There he was, pedaling swiftly along a major street with busy traffic. An accident in the past? i don't know. But he didn't allow one diability to disable his life.

    I walked 2.5 miles...

    The cyclist had mobility, movement, and motion. And me... I have a mission.  I will graduate with a nursing degree in a few years, and I am certainly not going to let it go to waste.  I will provide people, just like that cyclist, another chance at life.  I want to offer hope when there is none left.  I will try to ease the pain in someone else's suffering.  I want to share with others the goodness and grace of Jesus' love.  I hope that God will use me for His glory. 

    Looks like I'm standing still...but I'm moving forward.

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