The Trail We Leave Behind

The Rubicon Trail is on loan from our grandchildren.

That sentence has been following me around ever since I finished the trail. It keeps changing the way I look at things. If the trail is only on loan, then every volunteer weekend becomes a payment on a debt. Every newcomer we welcome instead of ridiculing becomes an investment. Every time we choose patience over performance, conversation over condemnation, or stewardship over spectacle, we make another small investment toward a future we may never personally enjoy.