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December 9th - BOUND UP WITH THE HUMAN RACE
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BOUND UP WITH THE HUMAN RACE

I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.-Rom. 1:14

Recently I had a most trying day-one filled with responsibilities which taxed my strength to the utmost. Coming from a conference where some community problems had weighed rather heavily, I had forty minutes in which to reach home and eat dinner before having to meet another problem. I was tired and emotionally exhausted.

When I came into the house laughing, my wife was puzzled, for she knew what kind of a day I had had. “What happened?” she asked. I replied, “I have just met a great man.” “What’s his name?” “I do not know his name, but he is a great man. He runs an elevator in the building from which I have just come. I have just discovered that exuberant good nature is bound up with the human race.”

That elevator operator had challenged me with such a merry spirit and with such a good-natured line of chaffing that in one brief moment my whole universe had changed and the burdens of the world had shifted their weight a little.

The contagion of one joyous spirit had made itself felt through the lives of many persons that evening. Our lives are bound up with other lives. The joys, sorrows, and needs of others are a part of us. Our goodwill or our meanness are reflected in the lives of others.

OUR FATHER, show us the importance of our little lives. Help us to see how significant we are the scheme of things. Many others have joy and not sadness because they have touched us in the ordinary contacts of our daily jobs. Amen.

H. OTHEMAN SMITH
Church of the Redeemer, Yonkers, N.Y.

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My Dear brothers and sisters.

I pray that you are Lifted by the Holy spirit, Blessed by God and Embraced in the Loving Arms of Jesus. My Heart and Prayers are with you during these times and this season of change, birth and rebirth. take time to reflect upon the first gift of Christmas and its true meaning.

Share in the Love that Jesus has given you and placed in your heart...give to others freely and from your heart. A gift and blessing given in the Sprit is a gift of Love and Joy that is neverending and full of Grace. It is a gift from God that is meant to be shared and costs you absolutlely nothing to give....but comes with great rewards returned to you. A Smile, a kind word, a warm gesture, a door opened, a bag carried, a hand shake, a Thank you, a Hug...or more....much more.....The promises of our Lord and Savior....the riches of Heaven and His presence....Rejoice, sing....Laugh, smile....Share in the Love of Jesus...Tis the Season!!! God Bless you all and all that you do...Lots of Love..

Your brother

Dan