All hail to the boy who raised his eyes,
And saw the greatness of the skies,
   Who grabbed a fist of polluted air,
And began his walk up the stairs,
   Even with braces that did not fit,
He was the boy that would not quit!

   Like a shot of a gun, others passed by on a dead run,
They would say to the boy, as they passed him by,
   You’ll never make it to the skies,
But in his slow pace, he just walked on,
   He never stopped to rest or sit,
But with a smile on his face – in his heart a great song,
   He was the boy who would not quit,

   Graduation day came as he stood in the crowd,
Many were not there who had spoken so loud,
   Yet the tassel and gown were a perfect fit,
For that crippled boy, who never did quit.

   A simple poem, found in dad’s old papers… One that shares a simple thought… Needed by Christians far and wide… Winston Churchill was invited to speak for a prestigious university in England, and as he rose to speak, all were silent.  Slowly he approached the platform, and he looked at the young faces. He simply said, “NEVER! NEVER! NEVER QUIT!” With these words, he sat down. Speeches and sermons do not have to be ‘everlasting’ to have ‘eternal impact’.

   Christians get discouraged with life and circumstances. Yet it is the attitude you bring to life and meet life’s challenges, that is most important. “Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,
14  I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14)(BBE).

Wherever you are in your Christian walk, whatever has happened… NEVER QUIT! Don’t worry about the judgment which comes from others… You just stand in the grace of God and move forward. One day there will be a ‘graduation’ and because Jesus is faithful… your reward in heaven is just waiting…