Monday, October 7, 2002
Monday, October 7, 2002
So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if
we do not give up.
Of 11,000 American troops beginning that winter, about
2,500 died, more than 2,000 deserted or refused to re-enlist at
the end of their expired term, and about half of the remaining
6,000 men lacked sufficient shoes or clothes to be able to go out
to fight. During that famous winter at Valley Forge, the real
battle that the Americans fought was the inner desire to quit and
go home. They did not quit, of course. That is why we have an
independent republic today, but the temptation was there!
So it is in our lives. Persistence and perseverence are
often our biggest challenges. And that is true of some of the
greatest saints the Christian faith has produced.
(Galatians 6.9
NRSV)
When Gen. George Washington wintered his troops at Valley
Forge in 1777, the British soldiers turned out to be the least of
his worries. For one thing, the Continental Congress failed to
send him the food and supplies his army needed. Food was
available in large supply in other areas; but transportation
problems, the shaky value of Continental paper currency, and lack
of total support for the Revolution by the civilian population
kept the food from reaching Washington's army.
Dear Jesus, help me to always be persistent in dealing with the valleys of my life. Amen.
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