It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause: who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement: and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly: so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

I'm not sure when Theodore Roosevelt spoke these words, but I have a feeling he was surrounded by some Monday morning quarterbacks. If you have failed, don't let the critic keep you down or upset you. Get up! Try again. Dare greatly. Do your best, and do it again if necessary. You aren't beat until you quit.

Have a blessed week.
Pastor Mark