As Pam was going through...
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As Pam was going through her mother's desk she happened upon a notebook full of names. Her mother, Julie, had taught Sunday school for as long as anyone could remember. When Julie was asked how many years she taught she would shrug her shoulders unsure of exactly how long she had been teaching children, it was at least fifty years.
The notebook contained the names of all the children she had taught. Stuffed within the passage of that notebook were letters from her former students, thanking her for the positive impact she made on their lives. At various times in her students' lives Julie would send cards, with personal notes of encouragement. Some would write back thanking her for being such a positive example in their lives. Pam spent the better part of an afternoon reading the letters and notes people sent to her mother.
It was that afternoon that Pam resolved to follow her mother's example and send cards of encouragement to young people in their church and neighborhood. Pam never realized the impact her mother made on so many people in her lifetime. Pam hoped that she, too, could touch many lives with her words.
The apostle Paul reminds us of the power and importance of encouragement, "Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing."
The notebook contained the names of all the children she had taught. Stuffed within the passage of that notebook were letters from her former students, thanking her for the positive impact she made on their lives. At various times in her students' lives Julie would send cards, with personal notes of encouragement. Some would write back thanking her for being such a positive example in their lives. Pam spent the better part of an afternoon reading the letters and notes people sent to her mother.
It was that afternoon that Pam resolved to follow her mother's example and send cards of encouragement to young people in their church and neighborhood. Pam never realized the impact her mother made on so many people in her lifetime. Pam hoped that she, too, could touch many lives with her words.
The apostle Paul reminds us of the power and importance of encouragement, "Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing."
