Life

"Let me but live my life from

year to year,

With forward face and

unreluctant soul;

Not hurrying to, nor turning

from, the goal;

Not mourning for the things

that disappear

In the dim past, nor holding

back in fear

from what the future veils;

but with a whole

And happy heart, that pays its toll

To Youth and Age, and

travels on with cheer.

So let the way wind up the

hill or down,

O'er rough or smooth, the

journey will be joy:

Still seeking what I sought

when but a boy,

New friendship, high adventure,

and a crown,

My heart will keep the courage

of the quest,

And hope the road's last turn

will be the best."

~Henry Van Dyke

"Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present. It is thine. Go fourth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"...let us run with patience

the race that is set before us,
looking unto Jesus

the author and finisher of our faith..."

Hebrews 12:1-2