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MONDAY MORNING MOMENTS
Jan. 4, 1999 Vol. IV Number 01
I received this story via e-mail and thought, what a great way to begin the new year, by slowing down and helping our brothers and sisters along the road of life.
SLOWING DOWN
A Few Years Ago, At The Seattle Special Olympics, Nine Contestants, All Physically Or Mentally Disabled, Assembled At The Starting Line For The 100-Yard Dash. At The Gun, They All Started Out, Not Exactly In A Dash, But With A Relish To Run The Race To The Finish And Win. All, That Is, Except One Little Boy Who Stumbled On The Asphalt, tumbled Over A Couple Of Times, And Began To Cry. The Other Eight Heard The Boy Cry. They Slowed Down And Looked Back. Then They All Turned Around And Went Back. Every One Of Them. One Girl With Down's Syndrome Bent Down And Kissed Him And Said: "This Will Make It Better." Then All Nine Linked Arms And Walked Together To The Finish Line.
Everyone In The Stadium Stood, And The Cheering Went On For several Minutes. People Who Were There Are Still Telling The Story. Why? Because Deep Down We Know This One Thing. What Matters In This Life Is More Than Winning For Ourselves.
WHAT MATTERS IN THIS LIFE IS HELPING OTHERS WIN, EVEN IF IT MEANS SLOWING DOWN AND CHANGING OUR COURSE.
“Look at the Nations and watch - and be UTTERLY AMAZED. for I am going to do something in YOUR days that you would not believe even if you were told” Habakkuk 1:5
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