Thinking of Vegas
Each morning, I drive my car to school and I back into "my spot." My buddy and I both do this, parking next to each other, and my friends at school sometimes take notice when I'm not in my spot on any given day or at any given time during the day when they might look out at the parking lot. And each day when I get to "my spot," I put the car in park and say a little prayer to get my day started. It goes like this: Lord, help us to go forth with steady steps as we face the many days ahead. Help us to live certain that You provide faith in darkened hours, courage in despairing nights, and calm in depressing circumstances. Help us to revel in Your joy, recall Your blessings, and walk in the light. Help us to live, so that among days it were our last, it would represent in living our finest, in loving our Savior, in dying one benediction of noble character. And then I pray for other things (see: patience) when I'm about to go hang out with three 90-minute...