I particularly like the parable Luke mentions in his 18h chapter. It’s about a blind man who waits at the side of the road, knowing that Jesus is going to pass by soon. And sure enough, the time arrives, the man hears the commotion around him, and he begins to yell: “Jesus of Nazareth, have mercy on me.”
Those standing around the blind man tried to hush him up, but he yelled all the louder. “Son of Davd, have mercy on me.” When Jesus heard the shouting, he called the man to his side and asked “What do you want from me?” “Master, I want to see again,” he replied. And it happened.
Jesus apparently never touched the man, but only said to him: “Go ahead…see again. Your faith has saved and healed you.” Interesting that the crowd and those who had tried to shush the blind man now “joined in shouting praise to God. So, the point?
Good old determination! Perserverance! In whatever you do to make this world a better place, stick to it. And, when your spiritual thermometer dips too low, remember the blind man and his tenacious spirit. These days it takes strong women and men to cause change, but together, and with the presence of the Spirit, change can happen
Shining Spirit 
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