Thorns and Berries

Why is it that in order to pick great tasting berries you generally have to fight back the thorns?

To taste the sweetness of life we almost always have to suffer small injuries on the way...

today's thorns are sharp!

I pray that I can continue to look beyond my circumstances and remember that God leads my way, so anywhere I find myself is the place God has allowed me to be.

I heard Dr. Evans today say that we must accept the character building moments of the valley as God ordained. I will try to keep that in mind...