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"A Step at a Time"
April 11, 2010, Broadcast #4204
Years ago, a single mother faced what seemed like an overwhelming future. Her children were young, their challenges great. Though our personal trials may be different from hers, we can sympathize with her distress. Who among us has not faced a challenge or difficulty with some uncertainty and misgiving? Are we strong enough, wise enough, brave enough to carry on?
It’s been said that “old age is not for the weak,” but neither is young or middle age. Whatever you face right now, remember, you’ve faced other problems, and you made it past them; you’ve gone through trials before, and you came out stronger on the other side; you’ve learned and grown, and now you have the wisdom that comes of experience.
And you’re not the only one. Most everyone you see has had to face trouble and adversity. What you’ve witnessed your whole life, whether you know it or not, is courage and strength and faith. And none of it was acquired in a day or month or year. It comes little by little, over time.
Eleanor Roosevelt, one who was resilient in the face of heartache, said: “Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.”
Usually, what seems difficult just takes some time. What seems impossible takes a little more time. Courage is often demonstrated by those who are stronger than they think, more resilient than they once imagined.
With faith, hope, courage, and some help from kind people, the young single mother made it. Her children are now grown, those difficult days now past. Like so many others all around us who face challenges and problems, she became a hero one step at a time.
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Coming Up This Week. . .
April 18, 2010
Conductor: Mack Wilberg
Organists: Andrew Unsworth
Program will include:
"Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah"
Composer: John Hughes
Lyrics : William Williams
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
"Ave Verum Corpus"
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Fidelis"(organ solo)
Composer: Percy Whitlock
"Let Us with a Gladsome Mind"
Composer: Alan Ridout
Lyrics: Psalm 136; metric version by John Milton
"Look to the Day"
Composer: John Rutter
Lyrics: John Rutter
"Ride the Chariot"
Spiritual
Arrangement: Wm. Henry Smith
Soloist: Laura Garff Lewis
"Bring, O Morn, Thy Music!"
Composer: Howard Helvey
Lyrics: William Channing
Repertoire
subject to change for production and timing reasons. This is the
repertoire for the live broadcast. Repertoire may differ in
markets where the broadcast is shown tape delayed. To listen to
this repertoire on Sunday, April 18, click here >
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