Munching the last mouthful of my juicy red apple, I dropped pieces of the core around the ant hill and watched.  

First one ant tried to drag a lump of apple home for all the others to share.  The ant was small, the load too big, so the ant scurried away for help.

 Soon a work gang surrounded the piece of apple.  Pushing and pulling, twisting and turning, the ants dragged the apple piece into the ant hill.  

They succeeded because they kept at it and worked together.

Prayer: Lord, let the ants be my teacher and help me to work well with others to serve You.  Amen.

Two armies faced each other on the battle field with only a strip of land between them.  

Because it was Christmas morning, a cease fire had been called.  

Soon, one soldier began to sing, 'Silent Night, Holy Night.'  As others joined in, the breeze carried the words across to the enemy camp.  Recognizing the melody, they also started singing in their language.

Perhaps the soldiers could not understand each other's language.  But they knew the Christmas song spoke of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to love others and live in peace.  Amen.

Who do you use an example for your life?  

There are some people I want to be like and some I don't want to be like.  

People I DON'T want to be like are dishonest, mean, untrustworthy, selfish people who don't care about others and try to please themselves no matter who gets hurt.  

People I DO want to be like are kind, honest, trustworthy, fair, helpful, unselfish people who try not to hurt others and don't put themselves first.  

Do you think I would want to be like you?  I hope so!

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to be like You.  Amen.

It was Field Day at school.  Rorie should have been getting ready for the High Jump.  Instead, he stood on the track sidelines.  

'I want to cheer for my brother,' Rorie said. 'I want to encourage him in his race.'  

Rorie's brother won his race, and later Rorie won the High Jump.  

Guess who was close by, cheering for Rorie.  You're right.  His brother.  These boys made sure that they encouraged each other.

Jesus wants us all to encourage each other as much as we can.<br><br><i>Prayer: Lord, help me to encourage others.  Amen.

You know the story of the boy who thought it was fun to cry 'Wolf! Wolf!' when there was no wolf.  Soon, nobody believed him.  

One day, he cried again. 'Wolf! Wolf!'  This time, there really was a wolf.  Screaming in fright, the boy yelled for help.  But no help came.  

Nobody believes a liar, even when he's telling the truth.  

'Can't believe him, he always lies,' one man said to a friend.  

'You can believe him now.  He became a Christian.  He doesn't lie any more,' the other man replied.  

Could these two men have been talking about you?

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to always speak the truth.  Amen.