I made haste to lengthen the distance between me and the place where I had found the kindliest hospitality, the utmost politeness, the most tender care, and best of all, new health and strength, and as I walked I could not help feeling terrified at the danger I had been in. I dressed myself in haste, and left the town by the first road that came in my way, and I walked fast for two hours with the intention of tiring myself, and of thus readjusting the balance between mind and body. On the Tuesday morning I was duly informed that breakfast was ready, but as I did not answer the summons quickly enough the servant came up again, and told me that my wife requested me to make haste. It extended upward with astonishing haste, bifurcating and flexing like a groping fist. Therefore most aernestly I do beseek your Magestie and your nowble Lorde that was my Frend before that by my venemous tresun I loste both you and him and alle, take order for your proper saffetie, and the thinge requyers Haste of your Magestes. In his haste to return to the Erzterprtse, a frantic Commander ha Bem had taken the last one by himself. There to see, that now we have nothing to look for but, far otherwise, that we must put aside all else and rest in This alone, This become, This alone, all the earthly environment done away, in haste to be free, impatient of any bond holding us to the baser, so that with our being entire we may cling about This, no part in us remaining but through it we have touch with God. Wenkoseemansa split the water in his haste to report that half the pack had encircled another baleen and urged it to the surface. The sound of a horseman riding in haste to the gate of the Bailliage echoed through the hall. He shoved his load of slates into the hands of the stupefied slave who followed him and, in atypical haste, threaded a path through a room suddenly filled with armed men. However, we left the Amalgamated base in some haste and the matter was not resolved.Īlready the wounds were repairing themselves, but the arquebusiers were reloading with panicked haste, not daring to go near the dying creature. Unfortunately, sleep had conquered her before your departure, and she only woke when the alarum struck, too late to detain you, for you had rushed with the haste of a man who is flying from some terrible danger. Just as he, may we be experienced and equipped to respond to each of God’s clues, even as the level of difficulty progressively increases.Clouds of war hung over Achar, and in times such as these, haste was called for. But practicing our faith allows us to steer through life’s obstacles with a speedy demeanor like that of the man on the plane. Once a puzzle is complete, there will always be another to solve for “each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34). “WORDS” themselves to solve the puzzles of life and navigate the unknown. This truth and the knowledge of the holy WORDS written in Scripture are all we need to fill in the blanks. We must confess that “Jesus is Lord” and believe in our heart that He was raised from the dead (Romans 10:9), and have faith that we, though sinners, are saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8-9) as a result of what took place on the CROSS. Only He can help us solve the day-to-day puzzles. I’m convinced that the coined term “crossword” serves another purpose – one that is more relevant to our daily lives. Daily, we have puzzles to solve or obstacles to overcome, and it takes great knowledge and understanding of God’s Word to navigate successfully.
Isn’t this like our relationship with God? He is our maker, and He has created each season of our lives for a specific purpose, designed to teach us something new about who we are and who He has created us to be. He helps us complete what we cannot in our own strength. And those of us that have not mastered the skill of the man on the plane are very grateful to Mr. He is also responsible for sharing the answers to the previous crossword puzzle in each new edition. He is an enigmatologist (and a graduate of my alma mater, Indiana University -), and he designs intricate puzzles for his brainiac followers to solve. Every so often, I have attempted Will Shortz’s crossword puzzles in the New York Times. It was evident he had the knowledge and practice that I, myself, did not possess. He was experienced and equipped to respond to each clue, even as the level of difficulty progressively increased. I observed as he read the DOWN and ACROSS clues, counted the empty squares, and in all caps, wrote the letters of his answers, one by one.
He displayed such diligence and focus, and it was obvious by the speediness in which he filled in the blanks that these were not his first puzzles to complete. There was a man on my 2-hour plane ride that spent the duration of the flight solving crossword puzzles.
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