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Friday, May 6, 2011

ENCOURAGEMENT

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One of the highest of human duties
is the duty of encouragement.  There
is a regulation of the Royal Navy which
says: "No officer shall speak discouragingly
to another officer in the discharge of his duties."
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"Eliphaz unwillingly paid Job a great tribute.
As Moffatt translates it:
'Your words have kept men on their feet' (Job 4:4)
  It is easy to laugh at men's ideals;
it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm;
it is easy to discourage others.
The world is full of discouragers.
We have a Christian duty to encourage
one another.  Many a time a word of praise
or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept
a man on his feet.  Blessed is the man
who speaks such a word."
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William Barclay (1907-1978)
Scottish author, educator, minister
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