October 17, 2017 (Tuesday)
Yesterday I wrote a paragraph about stress and how it affects our feelings. I turned to facebook and saw a word from our pastor, Dr. Scott Jones, about “discouragement.” Many people are affected, not only because of Hurricane Harvey, but also because ot the bad news that keeps on piling up. People everywhere are discouraged. When I thought of that, immediately there came to my mind the song that begins, “Why should I feel discouraged?” And who better to sing it than Ethel Waters (1896-1977)? Listen to her testimony, given at age 79 during a Billy Graham crusade 42 years ago, and see if it doesn’t make you feel at least a little bit better. (Song starts at 1:20 in the video).