The Comma

“Never put a period, where God has placed a comma.” -- George Burns

Nicely said. And by the man who actually played God ... 

We tend to think in terms of black and white. Life affects us in strange ways, and too often we are negative in how we project the future. Sometimes that negativity affects our health. I myself suffered though this and came out of it stronger with the help of my family and faith in Jesus. So the quote resonates with me, because I have seen "endings" become new beginnings ... you have too.

There is always hope in the comma. God provides us with inborn hope, with every breath we take. Yes, there is a period out there for each of us. But until then, we have life, and hopes, and dreams, and accomplishments that we revel in, and failures that we learn from. We do get knocked down but what do we usually do? We get back up again. And again and again.

I pray that I never put an artificial period where one was not meant to be ... let me live knowing that there is always a comma, a continuation to the story, a lesson yet to be learned, a path that will open before me. I like George Burns a lot, because he is wise ... like God.