Chaplain's Message

People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every time. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared in laughter.

After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled.

When he told the same joke for the third time no one laughed anymore.

The wise man smiled and said, “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over. So why are you always crying about the same problem?”

Worrying won’t solve your problems, it’ll just waste your time and energy. And yet we are so determined to spend time worrying about things over which we have absolutely no control. 

Isiah 41.10 tells us,

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 

How much simpler, healthier, more peaceful life would be if we could only allow those words to permeate our souls. 

Go safely and peacefully. 

~Sarah Pollitt

   College Chaplain