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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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