Eku
deede iwoyi o.
I
have another statement of encouragement for you today. So here's one quote from Lucille
Ball, she is a great comedian, she says, ‘One of the things I learned the hard
way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making
optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.’ It also can restore
faith in others and faith in your life. But here's what Lucille Ball basically
says. She said I learned that discouragement doesn't pay. So, let me ask you a
question. Have you ever met a discouraged person and walked away from them and
said, Wow! I have just received so much hope from them. I just feel like I can conquer
any-- no way! Discouragement is contagious. It drags everybody down. So,
Lucille Ball was right. It doesn't pay. What we all need is Hope. Carol Bright
said, ‘Hope is not easily defined, but impossible to embrace without faith.’ What
she basically means is, there's a relationship between my faith and my hope. As
you may know that, FAITH is an acronym for; Full
Assurance In The Heart.
I
think probably as I've shared with you all of these statements of strength over
the last couple of months since the beginning of the pandemic, I hope that
you've received hope, faith, belief, strength. Let us share less discouragement
but, hope through which we will all overcome this crisis.
We
rejoice with you if you were born in February! We hope you enjoy your birthday,
all the pleasures it has in store, and we hope you have many more!
Eric O. Thompson
