As I have worked with the men here at ALERT through the
years, I have undergone many adventures with them. Some of these were tailor
made to help teach us worthwhile lessons about teamwork or facing challenges
with a positive attitude. Others, as God would have it, have been sprung on us
with little warning or time to prepare. One thing I have grown to appreciate
through it all is the wisdom of God's design in those challenges. In each one, He
strengthens, motivates, and reminds us of our need for others standing by our
side in the midst of the fray.
I have often come back to the line from Shakespeare’s play King Henry V. In a motivational speech
before the battle of Agincourt, King Henry encourages his men by pointing
them to the greater strength and joy found through camaraderie in the midst of a
battle:
We few, we happy few, we band
of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother.
Oh may God give us an ever-growing heart for others. A heart
that is compelled to joyfully live out what we are called to be as members of
Christ Jesus' body.
