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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