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April 14, 2009

Do Good Anyway

I've been challenged and encouraged by this writing by Mother Teresa today. Hopefully, it will encourage you also in your children's ministry.

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

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thanks for this. One of the most difficult lessons for me was realizing that I don't have the right to be understood.

Posted by: Larry Shallenberger | April 15, 2009 at 04:53 AM

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