As a boy, Sir Walter...
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As a boy, Sir Walter Scott was left weak and lame by an attack of fever. Some misjudged him and thought he would never amount to much. When he became a teenager, he visited in a home where famous literary guests were being entertained, including the poet Robert Burns. In one room was a picture under which was written a bit of beautiful verse. Burns asked who wrote it and reluctantly Scott admitted his authorship by quoting the rest of the poem. Laying his hand on the young man s head, Burns exclaimed, "Ah, my boy, I'm sure you'll be a great man in Scotland someday!" From that hour, Walter Scott was a changed person. That brief comment set him on the road to greatness.
We never know what encouragement can do. However, we can extend it to others as we draw our own uplift from the Savior, who by his dying and rising, ever gives us reason to be of good cheer!
We never know what encouragement can do. However, we can extend it to others as we draw our own uplift from the Savior, who by his dying and rising, ever gives us reason to be of good cheer!
