In the endurance contest called life, it is easy to get discouraged. We are constantly being assailed from all sides by issues and events that threaten to take all the joy out of life. Like the miner who labors for years to find the vein of gold, only to stop inches from the goal, we may be tempted to throw in the towel just moments from victory. And the fallen ones and forces of darkness would like nothing better than to derail a lightbearer inches from the prize. How do we counteract these dark inclinations? By remembering love, grace, gratitude and joy. We are not victims of darkness unless
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