The day had been a long one, and I relaxed gratefully in a comfortable chair as I watched the six o’clock news. Suddenly, rubble-filled scenes panned across the screen. I stared riveted at leveled buildings, uprooted trees and crumpled vehicles thrown far from their driveways. A tornado had struck a small town, and life would never be the same for its residents.
A young reporter stood before the ruins of what had been a home earlier that day. Beside her, its owner, an elderly gentleman with slumped shoulders, stared blankly toward the camera. “Sir, will you be moving out of town?” she asked.
His eyes flickered quickly with life. “No,” he replied stoutly. “This is my home.”
“But, what will you do?” she inquired, watching him closely.
The man looked her in the eye. “Well, tomorrow morning, I’ll start cleaning up this mess,” he replied.
How like a champ! The gentleman didn’t complain about how much work he had to do—he simply started the process.
As we look at our projects this week, let’s take the first steps toward completing them.
