Commitment Is A Word That Cannot Stand

Peace-not Passion, Not Personal Possessions, Not Personal Accomplishments Nor Happiness-is One Of The Greatest Blessings A Man Can Receive.

When A Mother Asked Her Small Child How He Fell Out Of Bed, He Answered, "because I Wasn't In Far Enough." Let Me Just Say In Passing That It Has Been My Experience That Most People Who Fall Out Of The Church Do So Because They Were Not In Far Enough.

The Best And Most Clear Indicator That We Are Progressing Spiritually And Coming Unto Christ Is The Way We Treat Other People.

We Often Equate Charity With Visiting The Sick, Taking In Casseroles To Those In Need, Or Sharing Our Excess With Those Who Are Less Fortunate. But Really, True Charity Is Much, Much More. Real Charity Is Not Something You Give Away; It Is Something That You Acquire And Make A Part Of Yourself. And When The Virtue Of Charity Becomes Implanted In Your Heart, You Are Never The Same Again.

None Of Us Need One More Person Bashing Or Pointing Out Where We Have Failed Or Fallen Short. Most Of Us Are Already Well Aware Of The Areas In Which We Are Weak. What Each Of Us Does Need Is Family, Friends, Employers, And Brothers And Sisters Who Support Us, Who Have The Patience To Teach Us, Who Believe In Us, And Who Believe We’re Trying To Do The Best We Can, In Spite Of Our Weaknesses. What Ever Happened To Giving Each Other The Benefit Of The Doubt? What Ever Happened To Hoping That Another Person Would Succeed Or Achieve? What Ever Happened To Rooting For Each Other?