Persevere!
*A young pastor was sitting in a restaurant eating lunch. He opened a letter
he’d just received that morning from his mom. As he opened it a
twenty-dollar bill fell out. He thought to himself, Thanks, Mom, I sure
needed that right now.
As he finished his meal, he noticed a beggar outside on the sidewalk leaning
against the light post. Thinking that the poor man could probably use the
twenty dollars more than he, he crossed out the names on the envelope and
wrote across the top in large letters, PERSEVERE!
So as not to make a scene, he put the envelope under his arm and dropped it
as he walked past the man. The man picked it up and read the message and
smiled.
The next day, as the pastor enjoyed his meal, the same man tapped him on the
shoulder and handed him a big wad of bills. Surprised, the young pastor
asked him what that was for. The man replied, “This is your half of the
winnings. Persevere came in first in the fourth race at the track yesterday
and paid thirty to one.”*
*A young pastor was sitting in a restaurant eating lunch. He opened a letter
he’d just received that morning from his mom. As he opened it a
twenty-dollar bill fell out. He thought to himself, Thanks, Mom, I sure
needed that right now.
As he finished his meal, he noticed a beggar outside on the sidewalk leaning
against the light post. Thinking that the poor man could probably use the
twenty dollars more than he, he crossed out the names on the envelope and
wrote across the top in large letters, PERSEVERE!
So as not to make a scene, he put the envelope under his arm and dropped it
as he walked past the man. The man picked it up and read the message and
smiled.
The next day, as the pastor enjoyed his meal, the same man tapped him on the
shoulder and handed him a big wad of bills. Surprised, the young pastor
asked him what that was for. The man replied, “This is your half of the
winnings. Persevere came in first in the fourth race at the track yesterday
and paid thirty to one.”*
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