Wreaths and Relationships
STALL: Longhand @ Ramah Studio on 24Apr26 "All the runners run but only one gets the prize. Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." ~ I Cor 9:24-25 Ambition under authority is an Olympian playing by the rules. To get the prize, the winner relegates training partners, friends and strangers to penultimate importance. Relationships are important, but what is most important to a champion is a wreath. Relationships dictated the terms of the Bags of Gold. "To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey." @Matt 25:15. 'Ability' has 'able' at bottom. Able in Latin is habilis: easy to manage or handy. Ability in the Greek is dunamis: power, strength, ability, might, miracle. Masterful...