The existence of the Master Bowler has been debated for as long as there has been a human race. Are we alone in the Alley? Are all our courses down the Lane random or is there a subtle purpose to it all? It is a question each of us must answer. For me the answer came on dark night as I was rolling down the Gutter once more, moving closer towards despair as I moved closer to the Ball Return. Not again!, my soul cried out, not one more failed attempt to make a Strike. I felt the familiar sensation of traveling through the Ball Return, assured of my destiny to endlessly repeat my mistakes.Then I felt something different; a presence and a power that came from somewhere beyond anything I had ever known. I was lifted, held in Hands that radiated confidence, wisdom and a loving acceptance that penetrated my weary soul. As I wondered what was happening, I sensed a voice that was like liquid light breaking through the night. "I am the Master Bowler", it told me, "and you are not destined for the Gutter but for a Strike." I didn't know whether to laugh, cry or doubt my sanity. I had no time to really consider it, for I found myself hurling down the Lane with an aim and purpose I had been waiting for all my life. Looming before me were the Ten Pins, my familiar enemies. This time, however, I was focused on the Lead Pin like a laser beam. I'll never forget the feeling of hitting it head-on and the giddy rush of tumbling Pins everywhere. When I looked behind me, not a one was standing! For the first time in my life, I had made a Strike! "Not you," came the voice in quiet chastisment. From that day on, I put my life in the Master's Hand. It has been an awesome Game so far; not all my Frames are Strikes, for my purpose is to be of service to the Master. Sometimes I am used to pick up spares for others, and in return others at times close out a Frame for me. It is an intricate interplay of strategy and vision that only the Master can see the entire scope of.
It is not nessecary to use terms of gender when addressing or referring to the Master, for the Master is manifest in each one of us. It is in our seeking of the perfection our Game that we join with the Master Bowler.The nature and person of the Master will be revealed to each of us as we are able to understand and appreciate it.The first step is offering ourselves up to be used fully in the greater Frames of the Game.