People stumble, people fall, and people rise again. -- W. Hubbell –3/10/2008

Yes I watched tonight’s news. We all stumble, we all fall. We are all really lucky. Each of us has a story to share. The story may not be what was on the evening news, but each of our stories help us find our way through the wilderness.Mistakes are a vital part of learning. Like the angels on the ladder in Jacob’s dream, we are either going up or going down — it is our direction that is important.Sins are “errors of our ways” but only if, and its a big if, we amend our ways. This notion of “ descent for the sake of ascent”, is essential to our core faith because it imbues even sin with redemptive value. Some say “failure to repent is worse than sin. A person may have sinned for just a moment, but failure to repent moments without number.”Share what you have learned by stumbling, and pray that those who stumble can rise.