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Words from Pastor Wally Holt
I have always thought that one the most important things in life is that we encourage the people around us. Jonas Salk, the great scientist and discoverer of the vaccine against polio, understood the concept of being encouraging. He was once asked, “How does this outstanding achievement, which has effectively brought an end to the word polio in our vocabulary, cause you to view your previous 200 failures. His response (paraphrased) was: I never had 200 failures in my life. My family didn’t think in terms of failure. They taught in terms of experiences and what could be learned. I just made my 201st discovery. I couldn’t have made it without learning from the previous 200 experiences. Winston Churchill was also raised in a family that encouraged him. He was not intimidated by errors. When he made one, he simply thought the problem through again. Someone asked him, “Sir Winston, what in your school experience best prepared you to lead Britain out of her darkest hour?” Churchill thought a minute and then said, “It was the two years I spent at the same level in high school.” “Did you fail?” “No,” replied Winston. “I had two opportunities to get it right”. These two great men had people behind them who encouraged them to become two of the greatest men ever to live. How about you? Are you an encourager? Do you encourage the people around you? Do you encourage family members, work associates, friends. The Bible says in Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT): 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. I encourage you to be an encourager and, in doing so, you can change the world. I do look forward to working and worshiping with you this month. Pastor Wally |
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