for all those who DO NOT GIVE UP...
For those who persevere through the negative, to have a positive impact on the world around them...
who press on in the living of principles that positively affect others around them...
who persist in doing what is good for all in the world around them...
who patiently work for the good for the long haul, regardless of set-backs or defeats...
who proactively seek ways to benefit the people around them, instead of only reacting in anger...
who positively see the future...
who profoundly continue to affect that future...
who produce good fruit in the world around them, here and now...
who selflessly practice what they preach, walking the walk of justice, peace and equity...
who prefer to live in a world of equality, respect, love, joy, peace and generosity, so they live it...
who offer painstaking effort to stubbornly refuse to judge others, but rather accept and include...
who participate in community and offer themselves freely to others around them...
who, if they show partiality, do so for the downtrodden, disenfranchised and marginalized...
who pave the path of following Jesus with their words and actions, shared out of Agape Love...
who pattern their lives on the standard of those who have gone before in loving legacy...
who persuade others of a better way, by the witness they leave in the world around them...
who pierce the thick walls of hatred, not with more hatred, but with Love...
who pledge themselves to living the life that most positively brings others to well-being...
who powerfully live to empower others around them...
who prudently keep their tongue in some circumstances, in order to have a long-term effect...
I admire and value you. You inspire me.
Though I have been told that I can be provocative, pugnacious and even verbally pugilistic,
I will strive to be like you. I hope to be prolific at living a more positive life!
Pastor Jamie.
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