Difficulties a blessing

One man, a golf enthusiast, was telling another man how hard it was, on a certain course, to drive the ball over a ditch that lay between the tee and the green. [Why don't they fill up the ditch?] asked the second man.

An old lady was watching a game of tennis, and saw how often the ball was driven against the net. [Why don't they take down the net?] she asked.

It is hard for many to comprehend the value of obstacles, of hazards, of hindrances. They cannot understand the joys of the chase. They never entered into the delight of overcoming. If the time ever comes when all our ditches are filled, all our nets taken down, life will be too tame to live. Let us praise YHVH daily for the hurdles in the way, face them cheerily, and over them with a shout!