So today is April 1st. For many, the day of prankster jokes and general mayhem. For some, the beginning of the April A to Z challenge.
I didn’t officially sign up this year. 2017 has been a hectic, whirlwind few months so far. But today also marks my first ‘real’ day of holidays since my new job started, so here I am, prepared – this morning, at least! – to return to blogging, and to take a second stab at this A to Z challenge which I managed to successfully conquer last year.
And here goes. Day 1 of 26, ‘Word of the Day’.
A – is for ‘Always’
An overused, cliched word. Important in concept, although an impotent tool when thrown at an opponent, in a bid to win the upper hand.
The defeatist, overwhelming, ‘stinky thinking’ a psych nurse once warned me about.
And yet…
also the promise God makes, that He is with us ALWAYS – to the very end of the age – in the very last recorded words of Jesus, before his ascension (Matthew, chapter 28, verse 20, if you’re interested).
So who am I to demonise a word if it’s good enough for my Lord to use?
ALWAYS. A word able to carry the weight of all Christendom’s hopes. Use it sparingly; it’s pretty powerful.
And see you Monday for ‘B’!
2 replies on “A is for ‘always’”
I can’t imagine you having a better start. That was rock solid. Well struck. See ya at B!
Hi John – and thanks! Not sure if I can make the other 25, but I guess that remains to be seen. One day at a time, yes?