Bilbo Baggins and the Exhausted Soul
I know I don’t look it but I’m beginning to feel it in my heart. I feel thin… sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
Like Frodo, your story is worth telling… and darn well worth fighting for!
Remember what stories are worth telling… Frodo and Sam are in Osgiliath. It’s under evil attack. Frodo is becoming entranced by the power of the Ring and he appears incoherent as he staggers toward a Nazgûl. Seemingly resolved to give up on the fight to continue his mission, Frodo offers the Ring to the Nazgûl…
John Ortberg: “Guard Your Calling, Frodo” | Leadership Journal
Guard your calling, Frodo. We need to constantly be reminded of the divine, sacred, and eternal implications of our calling. If we are to finish strong, we must guard our “calling” on a daily basis.