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When I was a young man, my father and mother drilled courtesy into me. \u00a0If I ever failed to show appreciation for a kind act, failed to say thank you, I was in big trouble!!!! \u00a0Coming onto the Masters this morning I stopped a couple of times top let a car cross our lane of traffic, because traffic is horrendous around Augusta National this week!! \u00a0One man, (a man maybe my age), threw his hand up, \u00a0acknowledging his appreciation, that after a long wait, someone considered him! \u00a0The other driver, (a very young man), \u00a0shot across the lane as if he thought I might change my mind, and never acknowledged anything. \u00a0I mentioned to Brien that if I had done that a spanking would have been on the way. \u00a0I know that there are young people that are polite, but I think the kind of training I was subjected to is much less common today. \u00a0So what’s the big deal?! \u00a0 Actually, as a believer, I think it’s avery big deal. \u00a0While the action of a thank you or a please are important, it’s more about the attitude.<\/p>\n
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Why did I pause and let the other drivers pull through my lane? \u00a0My father has been in Heaven for a long time, so I know he wasn’t watching, or at least I certainly hope he has better things to do there! \u00a0 No, I think it has to do with your approach to life. \u00a0 Do other people matter? \u00a0Is life all about you? \u00a0Do you really care about any of the other thousands of people that you will interact with over your lifetime? \u00a0Would Jesus take a moment in traffic to let someone through? \u00a0Would Jesus look someone in the eye and say “Good morning”? \u00a0Would Jesus say, “thank you” when someone handed him a cup of water? \u00a0The scripture doesn’t say a lot about this kind of dialog, but it does tell us about his talking to the woman at the well, and stopping to touch and heal the sick, the lame, and the blind. \u00a0If Jesus touched the lepers, who no one touched, he smiled and greeted people warmly!<\/p>\n
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If you desire to witness to others about your faith, you have to start by doing something that people are not expecting, kindness, consideration, warmth. At the Masters the countless hundreds of security people, cart drivers, and door greeters, meet you with warm words and kind wishes, it reminds me of how i think things should be everywhere. \u00a0How much does it cost to be courteous? \u00a0The more important question, if you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, how much does it cost your witness to not show that concern?<\/p>\n
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Have a wonderful day!<\/p>\n
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Yes I’m at the Masters, and speaking of nice guys!<\/p>\n
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