One word makes a difference
“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941- a day which will live in HISTORY.” Wait a minute, that’s not what he said! We all know that President Franklin Roosevelt said, “a day which will live in infamy” as he addressed a joint session of congress the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Well, the story goes that Roosevelt was supposed to say “history” and he scratched it out and wrote in “infamy.” I am sure the change was for dramatic effect. He wanted something that would strike a chord with the men he would be asking for the authority to go to war. It was changed to better define what the President was trying to say. O, history would remember the events of that day, and so leaving the word “history” would have been accurate. But it is the word “infamy” that best describes the events that took place on the 7th of December, in 1941. With the changing of a word President Roosevelt forever embedded in our minds that famous line and its meaning. The word “infamy” means “an evil or criminal act that is publically known.” You see the word is more powerful than “history” and because of that change there would be no doubt that his words would stand “in history.”Sometimes a change in our words can make all the difference. Let me give you some times when words can make a huge impact. 1. A word of encouragement in a time of failure.2. A word of comfort in a time of grief.3. A word of direction in a time of confusion.4. A word of praise in a time of despair.5. A word of strength in a time of weakness.If we are willing and ready to change our words in these critical times our effect on those we love will be immeasurable. Be ready to change your words for the best impact for God’s church.…because He still lives,Jason06.12.2008. 12:21
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