The Girl Who Won the Game

By Joseph C. Collins

She rushes over the hill with the flag in her hand, soon she hears the sound of the enemy coming over the ridge all in front of her. She was breathing heavily with the sweat falling from her face, “There is it no time to lose.” She said to herself.
Gripping the flag in her hand she runs straight at her enemies, ducking and dodging one tag after another.

She felt the wind in her hair and the grass under her fast moving feet.
Even with the sweat still falling from her face she could still see her side of the field where the trees stood tall, “Come on you can make it!” she said over and over again to herself.

But the other team was gaining on her and they almost had her in their grasp when, out of nowhere came her own team running right past her and into the other teams side of the field, causing the enemy to chase after all of her team mates.

“This is it,” She said to herself. So with the enemies’ flag in her hand she leaped through the air and landed on her team’s side, running with all she had until she was out of sight of them completely.

A few minutes went by, with nothing more then the sound of bugs, birds, and the wind blowing across the trees. Then out nowhere that same girl walked up the hill and held up high both of the flags for all to see.

When the enemy looked at her, they saw on her face a look that said, “See I told you a girl could do it.”

Help Me Live For You

By Joseph C. Collins


Keep me near my God keep me near so I do not stray, for your wing is my roof and your arm is my pillow. Keep me near, so I may sleep.

Save me my King for my sins weigh heavy on my soul. for it is you and only you can wash them away, you are the one my King, there is no other.

And please speak to me Holy Spirit. Move me to the place were I need to be.
I know that your way is the best. I have no place here in the world. No, my
place is in The Kingdom of God.

I by myself am dead but with you, Jesus, I live. For life itself is in you. Who
else can say, “I am the God who saved my children from sin. I am the God who
gave them life. And I, and only I, am the God who loves them.”

So help me, My God. Help me live for you.

Amen.