"Be strong and courageous." (Joshua 1:6)
It's an appeal that Joshua made repeatedly. "Be strong and courageous." As Children of God and Servant of Jesus Christ, we are called to live our lives courageously. For some it's part of their jobs. Those in the military, along with police and fire fighters have to display courage as part of their jobs. One of those individuals was a fireman named Shannon Stone. He was the man who died after falling over the railing trying to catch a foul ball for his son at last Thursday's Texas Ranger game. Those who knew Shannon spoke of how passionately and courageously he lived each day. He didn't hesitate to put his life on the line to rescue and help others. They talked about his passionate faith, but mostly they talked about the relationship he had with his son, Cooper.
The incident at the ballpark was a tragic accident. I recall a day this spring when
Barb and I were at the Fort Worth Zoo with our three grandsons. It was very windy day and we were wrapping up our visit. We had traveled down a tree-lined path and paused to look at one last exhibit. Suddenly, we heard a crack behind us and I turned to see a large limb fall across the path where we had just past. Twenty - at most thirty seconds and we would have been crushed by that large limb. Is that going to stop us from taking out grandsons back to zoo, or even to the ballpark? Hardly. We have to continue to live life courageously, venturing out and taking chances.
I am convinced that God wants us to enjoy the life we have in this world. The reality is the world is sinful and just stepping outside the front door in the morning takes courage. We can live life courageously because we have a couragous Savior. When tragedies happen, they take our breath away. We grieve, but we are people of hope, because we know things are going to be OK. Shannon Stone lived life courageously, now he rests in the arms of his Courageous Savior.
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