200th Post

For this momentus milestone, I offer a life lesson.

I glanced out my window longingly toward the beautiful (if warm) day outside. I happened to see a spider, on a strand of web dangling just outside. There was a bit of a breeze, and he would sway and blow, and sometimes seem to be holding on for dear life. And yet, on something invisible to my eye, he held on with admirable tenacity, climbing higher each time the breeze ebbed.

I was amazed by the strength of the single strand of web, as I am used to considering such things weak and unreliable. I thought of the web like faith, supporting the spider, invisible, yet secure in what could have been a gale.

I looked up some information, and glanced outside again. My heart was lifted, as the spider had nearly reached the roof he was climbing towards, not more than an inch away! Then, when all hope seemed certain of being fufilled, the web broke, and the spider plummeted out of sight.