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I was walking up the 52 steps from the lake to the band shell in Ashland Wisconsin. I met a lady coming down the steps to the landing next to some thick brush. She was carrying a shallow bowl filled with milk. I asked who it was for, and she said she had spotted a skinny, hair matted young cat by the edge of the brush.  She said she  had been bringing it a saucer of milk each morning. She sat it down on the landing and walked back to the top of the steps. We watched for awhile until the stray cat carefully crept out of the brush to drink the milk. It would drink for a bit, and then look around.  As soon as it was finished it went right back into the brush.

As I sat on a park bench over looking the beautiful Bay of Lake Superior.  I thought of our life as a Christian. God is the life giving milk that can sustain a stray cat and a new Christian. But God chooses to use other Christians as vessels to hold the milk for others. Each of us needs to pray each morning and ask God to use us as a vessel for him. There is some hurting soul nearby that needs the life giving Milk of Jesus Christ and He is looking for a vessel, a bowl, to serve His milk in.

Will you allow God to use you as a vessel today? It is a awesome experience to be used by God to help and encourager another person. Almost everyone you meet in life is going through some stressful or trying situation. They all need encouragement and a listening ear. Be on the look out for these hurting individuals and allow God to pour some milk into you so you can make a positive difference in that person life.

Coach R.M.

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