Winners

On the sea of glass were standing those who had won the victory....--Rev. 15

Victory! I won something yesterday. I entered my NaNoWriMo novel, validated the word count and Won! Historically 16% of those who begin the NaNo project finish it as winners. It was such a rush to see "You are a winner!" flashing across my computer screen. I talked to a Notre Dame fan yesterday. He was pretty enthusiastic over his football team's win last weekend. I certainly enjoy remembering the father from A Christmas Story saying,"I won! I won! I won! A major prize!" when he receives notification of the pending delivery of the infamous leg lamp. The lead photo on my online news source this morning was of the lines of people waiting to purchase a ticket in hopes of winning the $500M lottery drawing this evening. There are so many different kinds of victories in life: the victory over an addictive behavior, the victory of crossing a finish line, or the victory of a chance prize. Great and wonderful are the works of God who give us the fellowship and the program of recovery, the dedication, focus and  and perseverance to train and to complete a race or goal of any sort, and the lucky numbers that match and change the course of a life or lives in big ways and small.
 Thank you for my challenges and for my victories. May I be a gracious winner on earth and in heaven.