August 15, 2019 www.PositiveChristianity.org presents Positive Daily Inspiration THE PLEDGE August 15, 2019 www.PositiveChristianity.org for the 20th year presents Positive Daily Inspiration The Pledge “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’” Matthew 25:21 THE PLEDGE that I ask you to make is as follows: “If I see darkness, dear God, I agree to become Your point of light. One person CAN make a difference. And that person is ME.” One of my greatest joys in life is to take a low-cost flight to New York and see a Broadway play or two. I love the theater. My goal is to go to New York this year and see the remake of “To Kill a Mockingbird” starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch. With that in mind I want you to read something that has touched my heart for years. It is by Debbie Thompson. When I was fourteen, I begged my parents to let me go to Selma and march with the civil rights workers there. The next summer I read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch was my hero, along with Martin Luther King, Jr. My parents didn't let me go to Selma, so I stayed home and read books about the Holocaust and how the Danes smuggled Jews to Sweden, and how other courageous people fought against the Nazis. Young and naive, I yearned for some sort of crisis where I could prove my mettle and be true to my ideals. Of course, I could save the world. But I needed causes where good and evil were clearly defined. Instead, there seemed to be a lot of gray out there. As years went by, I began to realize that a lot of injustice was fairly subtle stuff. True heroes and heroines didn't wait for situations of historic proportions. Instead, they did what they could in small ways. The people I admired most were those who treated all people with kindness and respect in their everyday dealings at home and at work. One person I knew refused membership in the Rotary Club when invited to join because they did not accept women members at the time. "How can I join a club," he asked the Rotarians, "that would not invite my daughter to join if she had the same professional status I have?" One Rotarian later told me that those words had shaken him. He said, "He didn't condemn us. He just stated why he couldn't be a Rotarian. I went home that night and looked at my own daughter and I felt lousy." I think everyone did. By the time the Supreme Court ruled against Rotary's discrimination, at least one Wisconsin Rotary group jumped at the chance to include women members. The people I admired most in my life gave to charities I once looked upon with disdain. While I was boycotting lettuce, the Salvation Army was providing shelter for homeless families. While I was buying politically correct tomato sauce, the Red Cross was helping families who had lost everything in disasters of one kind or another. About the time I realized I couldn't save the world, I also realized I didn't have to ... at least, not all by myself. There were plenty of people out there doing their part to make the world whole. I learned that love and forgiveness are transformative. So, I forgave myself for not doing more, and I started doing what I could. I could affirm each person that I came in contact with that day. I could give some time and money to good causes, and I could lend support to all the wonderful folks out there who make a difference. I could become a point of light. We are all points of light. We're in this together. We all must share what we have. It's not easy for people to do some things, but they're willing to do it because they can be a point of light. There is a point where you can no longer walk away. You have to stand up straight and tall and mean the words you say. You have to do it because it is right, and "become a dedicated army of quiet volunteers reaching out to feed the hungry ... reaching out the save the land ... reaching out to help your fellow humans. You have to become dreamers, taking time to teach the children there isn’t ANYTHING they can't do. Become a light in your world; be a ray of hope in the darkest night." Do what you can, now. Do it now to be a light in your world. Remember, your light shines only as far as the next person you come in contact with. There will be many, today, who take the pledge to become a point of light. Many thousands of lives will be changed because of the rays of hope that are projected into humanity beginning with YOU. Our POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER is daily action _ THE PLEDGE is as follows: “If I see darkness, dear God, I agree to become Your point of light. One person can make a difference. 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