Just as rain falls on both the rich and poor, and the wicked and the righteous alike, trials befall all of us. Everyone has challenges to confront and conquer, and usually those challenges come unexpectedly! It has been said that circumstances don"t make us, they merely reveal us for what we are. When we get knocked flat on life"s playing field, will we just lie there and moan, or will we pick ourselves up and get on with the game? When others suffer some tough hits, will we extend a helping hand in spite of our own bruises? Will we complain about the game, the rules, the referees, the other players and the weather, or will we rejoice in the excitement and challenge of the contest? As we endure the difficult circumstances that come to us in the fame of life, let us hope they will reveal us to be enthusiastic players - players who intend to stay in the game until the final whistle blows.