Greatness that lasts is always greatness in service of others. The most important things in your life — your character, your marriage, your relationship with God — build slowly, quietly, in the service of someone other than yourself. These are not sprints but pilgrimages, measured not in pace but in persistence and in love. Come sit a while and consider what it means to simply not stop.
Confucius wandered for thirteen years seeking a ruler wise enough to listen. He found none. He died believing he had failed, yet his quiet faithfulness became the moral foundation of a civilization for two thousand years. The most important things in your life will build slowly, in service of others — your character, your marriage, your relationship with God. These are pilgrimages measured not in pace but in persistence. Come sit a while and consider what it means to simply not stop.