Today's Devotion: 2 Timothy 1:4-7 (New International Version) - 4Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. 5I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
This is the advice of a mentor to his mentee. It is the advice of a teacher to his student. It is the advice of the journeyman to his apprentice.
Today's Comments: Even sixty-five-year-olds need mentors. One of my mentors is Kevin Pittle, an intercultural studies professor at Biola who attends Blessed Sacrament, my home parish. Another is Larry Steele, a deacon in my church who is my spiritual advisor. Another is my priest, Father David, who has helped me to travel along this path. It is by our mentors that we become inspired and energized. Our mentors give us good advice, wisdom, and stir us to right thinking. Our parents are mentors. Our priest and pastors are mentors. For them, I thank God.
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