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          OUR DAILY BREAD                            Sunday, April 17, 1994
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          Read:  Romans 15:1-6

                                    HELPFUL HONKS

                        We then who are strong ought to bear
                           with the scruples of the weak.
                                     Romans 15:1

          Each  fall we are visited by flocks of migrating geese  who  stop
          off at a meadow near our home.  For several weeks those birds fly
          in  long, wavy V-formations over our house, honking as  they  go.
          But then, as winter approaches, they are off again on their  long
          flight south.

          A student of mine furthered my education and my appreciation  for
          these  visitors  from  the north.  I learned that  geese  fly  at
          speeds  of  40 to 50 miles per hour.  They  travel  in  formation
          because  as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an updraft  for
          the  bird behind it.  They can go 70 percent farther in  a  group
          than they could if they flew alone.

          Christians  are  like  that  in a way.  When  we  have  a  common
          purpose, we are propelled by the thrust of others who share those
          same goals.  We can get a lot further together than we can alone.

          Geese  also  honk  at  one another.  They  are  not  critics  but
          encouragers.  Those  in  the rear sound off to  exhort  those  up
          front  to stay on course and maintain their speed.  We  too  move
          ahead much more easily if there is someone behind us  encouraging
          us to stay on track and keep going.

          Is  there someone flying in formation with you today to whom  you
          might give some "helpful honks?"

          Author:  Haddon W. Robinson

                             Let's encourage one another
                            As we seek to stay on track;
                           If we keep our goal before us,
                            We will not be looking back.
                                        Sper

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          We can go a lot farther together than we can alone.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:   Psalms 19-21




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