Life's a game and like other games it requires skill, strength and endurance. The game of life is not to be played in one inning. Just because you happen to lose in one or more inning is no reason you should give up the struggle. You may have disappointments and setbacks, but you should not give up. Until the game is ended, until you have made the last supreme effort to grasp the final opportunity, you still have a chance to win.

Thoughts by the late Rev. Paul Osumi are selected weekly by his family.