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Evaluate Where Strength Comes From

A woodpecker tapped with his beak against the stem of a tree just as lightning struck the tree and destroyed it. He flew away and said, "I didn't know there was so much power in my beak!" When we bring the Gospel there is a danger that we will think or say, "I have done a good job." Don't be a silly woodpecker.

Know where your strength comes from. It is only the Holy Spirit who can make a message good and fruitful.

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