A friend of mine once shared a story about his first visit to Niagara Falls. He said it was magnificent — the rush and roar of the water — the display of raw power. But as he looked upon the water gushing forth, he remembered a picture in a textbook. It showed Niagara Falls in the middle of winter, and much of the water was frozen. Big lightning-shaped forms of water were at a standstill. There was no movement, no action, no power. As my friend reflected on the picture, he thought how disappointing it would be to go to Niagara Falls and not hear the roar and feel the power of the water, but only see the great Niagara frozen.

Can you relate to that image? Frozen power. Maybe you have felt like that after a full day of pressure at the office. Maybe you see it on the face of your child after…