What a wonderful day I had on Wednesday as The Salvation Army had the opportunity to thank more than 100 of our most wonderful volunteers, donors and supporters. Then, on Wednesday evening, I had the opportunity to speak to the Lee's Hill 55 club, a group of fine people who were exceptionally receptive to my talk on the Army. At the end of the day, as I looked back at what I considered a most wonderful day I pondered the word I had used many times - "success." What is the success in what we do? If we pay a persons mortgage this month but they are foreclosed on in six months, is that a success? If we put a person through a six month rehabilitation program only to watch them go back to drugs, is that a success? If we have a child whose behavioral issues seem only to get worse, where is the success? Then I ponder our Savior - Jesus - who died to give us a second chance, an opportunity to get it right and reap the reward of heaven but, if a person fails to go to Heaven, where is the success? It seems to me the success is the opportunity. We gave the family the opportunity to stay in their home, we gave the addict an opportunity to stay clean, and we give the child every opportunity to be loved...but if the opportunity is rejected surely it makes no difference to the success. Thank God for the opportunity to have a second chance, and I pray to God that more people will take that second chance, an opportunity we call Amazing Grace.