Chris Wright

“so here i sit. a sum of the parts. about a third way down this wonderful path, so to speak. and i've been thinking lately about a friendship that fell apart with time, with distance, and with the misunderstanding of youth. i'm trying not to confuse sadness with regret. not the easiest thing at times. i dont regret that certain things happened. i understand that perhaps i had a choice in the matter, or perhaps i believe in fate. probably not, but so far actions as small as the quickest glance to events as monumental as death have pushed me slowly along to right here, right now. there was no other way to get here. the meandering and erratic path was actually the straightest of lines. take away a handful of angry words, things once thought of as mistakes or regrets, and i'm suddenly a different person with a different history, a different future. that, i would regret. so here i sit. thinking about a person i once called my best friends. a man who might be full of sadness and regret, who might not give a damn, or who might, just might, remember the future and realize that's where its at.”
― chris wright

“At family worship I was led by the subject we were considering to say that introspection was very discouraging to the Christian. We ought to look away from self to Christ who is our Life. For our work we ought to look not to our talents, gifts and resources, but to Him who alone can use them aright. The work is His, not ours. We may be sure that whatever He means us to do, He will open up the way and provide the necessary help and strength -- if we continue to trust Him.”
― Chris Wright, Haslam's Journey