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          OUR DAILY BREAD                        Thursday, April 7, 1994
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          Read:  Ephesians 4:25-5:1

                                 GOOD COMMUNICATORS

                         Let each one of you speak the truth
                                 with his neighbor,
                         for we are members of one another.
                                   Ephesians 4:25

          A young boy and his stepfather had difficulty communicating  with
          each other.  The man was outgoing; the boy was quiet.  The  elder
          loved to fish; the youngster loved to read.

          The  stepfather, wanting to get close to the boy, took him  on  a
          fishing  trip.  The boy hated it but didn't know how to tell  his
          stepfather directly.  So he wrote him a note saying he wanted  to
          go home.  The man looked at it and then stuck it in his pocket.

          The  fishing trip continued for 4 more days.  When  they  finally
          returned home, the boy shared his frustration with his mother and
          told her that his father had paid no attention to his  note.  His
          mother said to him, "Son, your father can't read!"

          Good  communication occurs not only when we know what we want  to
          say,  but when we know the person to whom we speak.  And to  know
          one  another  requires  a  willingness to  let  others  know  our
          weaknesses and limitations.

          Paul  urged us as believers to speak truthfully with  each  other
          because we are members of one another.  He also admonished us  to
          be  "kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving  one  another"
          (Eph.  4:32).  That's  Christlike  love,  and  it  provides   the
          security in which good communication can thrive.

          Author:  Haddon W. Robinson

                         We ought to speak the truth we feel
                      With careful thought for those who hear;
                        For truth and love must try to sense
                         What others feel, what others fear.
                                         DJD

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          Words spoken in love need no interpreter.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  2 Samuel 13-15











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