Hill of Difficulty

What a rich allegory the Pilgrim's Progress is! Reading (in spurts) with joy and a hopeful heart.

Oh the hill of Difficulty.

"This hill, though high, I covet to ascend,
The Difficulty will not me offend.
For I perceive the Way to Life lies here:
Come pluck up, Heart; let's neither faint nor fear;
Better, though difficult, the Right Way to go,
Than Wrong, though easy, where the End is Woe."

Gratitude

 Breathing out gratitude today.

I am so incredibly thankful that God does not leave us alone. In our darkest nights, He is there.  In our hours of desperate need, He is there. He is faithful.  He does absolutely immeasurably more than we could hope for, ask for or imagine.