“Standing on the Shoulders of Others.”

“I am standing on the shoulders of others who have gone before us.” This is my paraphrase of Sir Isaac Newton’s quote in 1675 – “If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants”… and before anyone starts throwing hate on Sir Isaac – back off… he invented gravity! (sorry God, just a joke).

What triggered this thought? Well, I was reading the Book of John and got overwhelmed by verse 38… “I [God] have sent you [Drew] out to harvest a field that you haven’t planted, where many others have labored long and hard before you. And now you, Drew, are privileged to profit from their labors and reap the harvest.”

I was immediately reminded of others who have gone before me in my life, on whose “shoulders” I am standing on and who I still represent here in my earthly assignment… the list included my dad, my brother-in-law who is my mom’s best son; a former boss named Jim; my buddy who was a college cheerleader back when it wasn’t cool (debatable that it ever will be “cool”, but hey…); the worlds’ shortest intercessor and her sidekick Pat, and several others. Was overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude and honor, but also with a renewed fire to “run the good race”.

As we move into this weekend of honor to our fathers, I just wanted to give a shout of THANKS to all those men and women who have gone (and are still going) before me. Thank you!!