Is there anyone here who doesn’t appreciate a nice compliment from time to time? A compliment truly is oxygen for the soul.

Let me tell you about a service on the web that is designed to lift you up when you are down. It is called “Emergency compliment.com.” You can go there and see brief messages to feed your ego and boost your mood. Who wouldn’t like to be told things like “Your prom date still thinks about you all the time”? Or “You are someone’s ‘the one that got away.’” (1) You’ll find it there: “Emergency compliment.com.”

The truth is that all of us need a little “pick-me-up” from time to time. Well, how about this little verse from St. Paul: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

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