"Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as
brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult
with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may
inherit a blessing." – Peter the Apostle, (1 Peter 3:8-9, NIV)
Dr. Leslie Flynn writes about the time when the English and French were at war
in colonial Canada. "Admiral Phipps, in charge of the British Fleet, was ordered
to anchor outside Quebec, a city on the St. Lawrence River. He was to await the
coming of the British infantry and then join the land forces in attack.
"Arriving early, Admiral Phipps, an ardent nonconformist, was annoyed by the
statues of the saints that adorned the roof and towers of the Catholic
cathedral. So he spent his time shooting at them with the ships' guns. How many
he hit we don't know, but history recorded that when the infantry arrived and
the signal was given for attack, the admiral found himself out of ammunition. He
had used it for shooting out the saints." I often wonder in the church how much
of our efforts are poured into fighting among ourselves over insignificant
trivialities instead of uniting our efforts to attack the real enemy.
By Dick Innes, Daily Encounter
www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.
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