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As we walk down the great hallway, I scan artwork of all sorts and styles hanging between the sconces along the walls. They are beautiful, interesting, and thought-provoking, but one painting snags my attention. I stop—my movement arrested by the energy and authority in the image. A large roaring lion emerges from the darkness: powerful, determined, fearless... asserting authority and dominion. My response is visceral. I am drawn, and yet, cautious... hesitant before the com

Sipping my coffee, I pull my bible out of my satchel and open the well-worn book, carefully navigating the crinkled edges and the torn page in the book of James. Handwritten notes and dates mark various passages like well-worn paths mark the landscape. I gently turn pages until I arrive at the familiar Old Testament story. Once again, I read the account of the disillusioned and worn-out servant of God.