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Bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2

It happened at the 2008 Olympic Games. Sara Renner, a member of Canada's Cross Country skiing team was leading her part of the race when her ski pole broke. An onlooker quickly handed Sara another pole and she was able to continue and make up ground. Canada won a Silver medal, coming in second in that event.

The wonderful part of this story is that the onlooker was one of the opposing team's coaches, Norwegian Bjornar Haakensmoen. By his action, the Norwegian coach showed the true Olympic spirit of pure sporting competition. Norway didn't win. But everybody, Canadians, Norwegians, and all other countries in the race honor what Bjornar Haakensmoen did when he made it possible for an opposing athlete to compete in a fair manner.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to do the right thing to help others in need. Amen.