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Sick and Diseased

We are constantly surrounded by persons
who are sick and diseased because of their
wickedness, people who are given to yielding

to temptation, who are cast down and discouraged
in the race of life, unworthy of living
because of some unfortunate condition, because
of the many mistakes they are making. There
are those who want to be made whole again and
rid of their ignorance. There are others who
want to be helped because of their poverty, because
of want and misery. We can very often
do much toward healing these persons merely
by visiting them and speaking kindly and
cheerfully to them. We can cure them very
largely of their infirmities by merely giving up
something they crave, by merely presenting a
bunch of flowers at their sick-room. We can
help heal them by sending them an encouraging
note or letter, or making inquiry as to
their condition. There are thousands of ways
in which we can heal persons.

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