Half-century journey begins

I turned 49 yesterday, so that means that my fiftieth year on this earth has begun. What will I accomplish in my half-century year?

It is easy to become lost in the memories created over the last forty-nine years of my life; it is a journey I often tread, alone and with others. But that is not where I want to dwell today. I want to consider what opportunities lie before me in this half-century journey year.

A young man named Caleb is adrift. He was my student a year ago, and was making positive progress toward graduating from high school and choosing better paths in life. Even after he left my program, he followed those paths for a time, but the negative influences in his life returned and overwhelmed the positive ones, and his progress was stunted once again. Given the legal requirements of my work, I’ve waited the requisite time before reconnecting with him, and now that we’re in touch again, I want to see how the Lord might use me to bring Caleb ashore. If you’re the praying kind, I’d appreciate your help in that way.