HOW HIGH CAN WE RISE

 

HOW HIGH CAN WE RISE - Most of us, I imagine, don't know what we are capable of until we are called upon to put forth our best efforts.  Those of us who have gone through difficult, trying times and look back upon those experiences may marvel that we were able to face what we faced and do what we did.  Our inner reserves, resources, and abilities proved to be more than we ever imagined we had within us.  Of course, some of us would be quick to also attribute what we were able to do to the power of unseen grace, as Paul testified, "I can do all things through him who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).  But as poet Emily Dickinson put it, "We never know how high we are / Till we are called to rise."