Welcome, bienvenue, bienvenido, έkâbo to a good place, a bad place, to bondage or to freedom and to the
rest of your life!
That's what the sign should have said but it just said, “Welcome to Houston!” I never left again except for short visits and vacations elsewhere. I was twenty four years old on arrival but now my age has more than doubled. I have now been married for over half of my life and have been blessed with two children who are themselves now married. But what did it all mean? The character in 'Saving Private Ryan,' put it this way: "Have I been a good man?" It's truly been a mixed bag experience but I can now say confidently that all the bad things I've done have been forgiven. At least by God. He's given me a lasting grace even through today and in this I find great peace. I've always wished for this kind of peace and now I have it.
Maybe now it’s your turn to go somewhere where a welcome sign will greet you. If it's here you've come, then Welcome to Houston!
That's what the sign should have said but it just said, “Welcome to Houston!” I never left again except for short visits and vacations elsewhere. I was twenty four years old on arrival but now my age has more than doubled. I have now been married for over half of my life and have been blessed with two children who are themselves now married. But what did it all mean? The character in 'Saving Private Ryan,' put it this way: "Have I been a good man?" It's truly been a mixed bag experience but I can now say confidently that all the bad things I've done have been forgiven. At least by God. He's given me a lasting grace even through today and in this I find great peace. I've always wished for this kind of peace and now I have it.
Maybe now it’s your turn to go somewhere where a welcome sign will greet you. If it's here you've come, then Welcome to Houston!
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