Daily Encounter ... First Things First [Tuesday, September 23, 2014]

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However, Bill said he had no regrets because his first commitment was to his wife. However, there is a fascinating sequel to this story. "The child eventually born to Bill and his wife was a boy whom they named Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill received a cablegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The cablegram read: 'Dad, I won. I'm bringing home the gold medal you lost while waiting for me to be born.' "Frank Havens had just won the gold medal for the United States in the canoe-racing event, a medal his father had dreamed of winning but never did."2 It is true for all of us in that whenever we honor our commitments—no matter what the immediate losses may seem—in the long run it always pays to do the right thing. Always. Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to always put first things first, honor all my commitments, and never forget to keep the long-term effects of my actions in mind. 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