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Dear Friends,
I came across an old statement, the author is unknown, that, I believe, encompasses some timeless wisdom to help us start off the new year. We often ask ourselves, "What can I do? What can one person do that will make a positive difference in the world?" Here, perhaps, is an attempt at an answer:
TODAY
Mend a quarrel. Search out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in a word or deed.
Keep a promise. Find the time. Forego a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Listen. Apologize if you were wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Appreciate, be kind, be gentle. Laugh a little more.
Deserve confidence. Take up arms against malice. Decry complacency. Express your gratitude. Worship your God. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still again. Speak it still once again.
I like this list of things I can be doing. I'm already doing most of it, as are you, probably. But I always find one or two things on there that challenge me to be better and do more. Hopefully this will be an inspiration and challenge to you as well.
Grace and Hope to you,
Pastor Duane