Once a person gets despair out of the way, few things can slow her progress. Despair is the dividing line between those who can take impossibility in stride and those who wilt at the first sign of opposition. Too much energy is absorbed in despair. Strength gives way to weakness and weakness robs us of the will to overcome. Anything that wastes energy should be left behind. Energy cuts doubt to the bone. When a word of power is spoken, new strength is generated. Power words are not just u wo du hi, pretty words, but strong words of courage that are heard in the ear and then in the heart where they stay to do a perfect work. This is a serious time with you. May the Lord bring you out of all your troubles. Trust your course with Him.
-Chief John Ross: A Cherokee Feast Of Days, Feb.13
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