((~PERSEVERE~))

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A young pastor was sitting in a restaurant eating 

lunch. He opened a letter he’d just received that 

morning from his mom. As he opened it a twenty 

dollar bill fell out. He thought to himself, 

Thanks, Mom, I sure needed that right now. As he 

finished his meal, he noticed a beggar outside
on the sidewalk leaning against the light post. 

Thinking that the poor man could probably use the 

twenty dollars more than he, he crossed out the
names on the envelope and wrote across the top in 

large letters, P E R S E V E R E! 

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So as not to make a scene, he put the envelope 

under his arm and conveniently dropped it as he 

walked past the man. The man picked it up and 

read the message and smiled. 

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The next day, as the pastor enjoyed his meal, 

the same man tapped him on the shoulder and 

handed him a big wad of bills. Surprised, the 

young pastor asked him what that was for. The 

man replied, “This is your half of the winnings. 

Persevere came in first in the fourth race at 

the track yesterday and paid thirty to one.” 

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