The year draws to a close. At least one thing we may be able to finish. 2002!

One of my great difficulties is finishing all the wonderful projects I start. Perhaps we need to revise that old saw that says, "Nice people finish last," and make it read:

Nice people finish.

All this reminds us of a line from Solomon's Ecclesiastes, where he got a few things right, including this idea:

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit. (7:8, NASB)

Well, it's the end of my faith I'm looking for, as 1 Peter 1.9 says, the result, the outcome, which he explains as "the salvation of souls." Mine. And, I hope, yours, too.
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You can read an expanded version of this on Forthright Magazine.