Using the workbook
This workbook turns the twenty chapters into twenty distinct practices. Each activity produces something usable: an observation, a request, a revised instruction, a shared agreement, or a plan. Read the matching chapter, choose an ordinary situation within your responsibility, and work at a scale suited to your day. Examples are imagined models. Adapt their details to your own circumstances.
Use a private notebook or a document you control. Share only the material appropriate to the people and purpose of a conversation. The response stems are intentional spaces for your own work. Each activity includes a completed model so that its requested output is clear. Review your choices with attention to Scripture, the people affected, and the circumstances in which you will act.
The central reading is Galatians 6:1–10, King James Version. Practical exercises are original reflective applications. The chapter source notes and Scripture Guide preserve the distinction between the biblical text and these proposed practices.
Activity 1: Reading the Whole Invitation
Purpose. Connect one practical response with an observation from the surrounding passage.
Steps. Read Galatians 6:1–10 slowly. Identify one action the passage names, such as restoration, burden bearing, examining personal work, sharing, or doing good. Record the verse number. Then choose one ordinary responsibility that could receive attention through that theme. Describe the actual person affected and the care your response requires. Write a short prayer as a request for wisdom about the response. Keep each kind of statement visible in its own place. When an interpretation remains uncertain, write it as a question for a trusted teacher or suitable study setting.
Output template. Copy these three stems: “The passage says, in verse…”; “One possible application in my situation is…”; “My prayerful request is…”. Add “The person affected is…” and “My next action is…”. The completed record should fit on one page and identify a task you can understand clearly.
Worked model. “Verse 2 calls for bearing one another's burdens. One application is asking a colleague which part of tomorrow's preparation would be useful for me to carry. The person affected is the colleague coordinating the room. My next action is a specific offer to prepare the materials table. Lord, give me wisdom to offer help that fits the actual need.”
Reflect and act. Ask which part comes directly from the passage and which part represents your judgment. Make the offer only within your real capacity. Review the response afterward: what did the other person clarify, and how did that information change your understanding of the good available?
Activity 2: Goodness We Can Name
Purpose. Describe a benefit from the viewpoint of the person receiving it.
Steps. Select one act of help you are considering. Name its intended recipient and the practical benefit you hope it will provide. Identify one assumption you are making about their preference, timing, or circumstances. Prepare a respectful question that allows the person to clarify that assumption. Consider how the offer can be accepted, adjusted, or declined. Decide what information is needed before you proceed.
Output template. Use the headings “Offer,” “Intended benefit,” “Assumption to check,” “Question,” “Recipient's answer,” and “Adjusted action.” Leave the answer space open until you have the person's actual response. Record only the details needed to carry out the agreed action with care.
Worked model. Offer: deliver prepared food. Intended benefit: provide a useful meal during a busy week. Assumption: Wednesday evening and the proposed ingredients are suitable. Question: “Would a meal on Wednesday be useful, and which ingredients or delivery arrangements should I consider?” Adjusted action after the imagined reply: bring the agreed meal on Friday at the requested time.
Reflect and act. Notice which part of your first idea changed through listening. Make the agreed offer concrete enough for both people to understand. Afterward, ask one suitable question about its usefulness. Review the manner as well as the result: consider privacy, timing, accuracy, and the freedom the person had to shape the offer.
Activity 3: The Work Within Reach
Purpose. Choose one bounded act from several worthwhile possibilities.
Steps. Write down three current requests or responsibilities. For each, identify any existing promise, the person affected, the time required, the relevant permission, and the resources available. Mark the decision date or actual urgency in plain words. Choose the action that fits your responsibility and present capacity. Give the other two an honest response or a clear place for later review.
Output template. Create three rows with these fields: “Responsibility,” “Commitment already made,” “People affected,” “Resources and permission,” “Needed by,” and “Decision.” Beneath the rows, complete: “Today I will…by…; completion will mean…”. Add a sentence explaining how you will communicate about the remaining requests.
Worked model. A reader has promised to return borrowed equipment today, received a new invitation to prepare an event poster, and noticed a cupboard needing attention. The equipment return has an existing agreement and available transport. The reader confirms the return time, asks the event organizer when the poster is needed, and places the cupboard task on a later household list.
Reflect and act. Examine whether enthusiasm has obscured an earlier promise or a practical requirement. Carry out the chosen act at its agreed scale. Review its timing and effect after completion. Preserve one lesson about estimating capacity so that the next decision benefits from this specific experience and the people involved receive clearer commitments.
Activity 4: When Recognition Is Slow
Purpose. Prepare a fair, specific account of a contribution that needs acknowledgment.
Steps. Choose one situation in which your work has been difficult for others to see. Record three observable contributions, including the task and the care it required. Identify the kind of recognition or clarification you are seeking: accurate attribution, inclusion in a decision, a clearer role, or a direct word of appreciation. Draft a request suited to the person who can address it.
Output template. Write “Contribution and evidence,” “Why acknowledgment matters here,” “Specific request,” “Appropriate recipient,” and “Review point.” Keep private information about other people outside a public account. Give the request a scale that matches the actual issue and the authority of the person receiving it.
Worked model. A volunteer prepared instructions, answered participant questions, and updated the room plan. The event summary mentioned only the speakers. The request reads: “Please include the preparation team in the next summary. Our work included the participant guide, question responses, and room arrangements. Accurate attribution will help future volunteers understand how the event was supported.”
Reflect and act. Ask whether the request expresses your actual concern. A need for role clarity may require a different conversation from a wish for thanks. Send or speak the request through the appropriate channel. At the review point, record the response, any agreed change, and the next action within your responsibility. Also identify one contribution by another person that deserves your accurate appreciation.
Activity 5: A Faithful Measure
Purpose. Build a modest review that answers one useful question about a piece of work.
Steps. Choose a current activity and recover its stated purpose. Write one review question connected to that purpose. Identify an observation or a suitable question to the people affected. Separate the information received from your interpretation of it. Include one cost of carrying the activity and one possible unintended burden. Select a small change that the evidence can reasonably inform.
Output template. Use “Purpose,” “Review question,” “Observation,” “Possible meaning,” “Information still needed,” “Cost or burden,” “Chosen adjustment,” and “Review date.” The record should show why the adjustment follows from the information available. Preserve room for another explanation when the evidence remains incomplete.
Worked model. Purpose: help newcomers join a reading discussion. Observation: three newcomers asked where to begin. Possible meaning: the opening instruction may be unclear. Further question: “Which part of the introduction would help you enter the discussion?” Adjustment: provide one example and an opportunity for clarification at the beginning of the next gathering.
Reflect and act. Notice whether a single figure has been asked to carry several different meanings. Choose evidence appropriate to the actual question. Make the small adjustment, then review what changed and what remains uncertain. Include gratitude for a practice or contribution that served people well, so that the review preserves useful work while guiding its next development.
Activity 6: Naming Weariness Honestly
Purpose. Turn an indistinct sense of strain into a clear account that can guide an appropriate conversation.
Steps. Select one recent demanding moment. Describe the task, the decisions involved, and the conditions around it. Name the effect in ordinary language: occupied attention, disappointment, difficulty beginning, or another accurate description. Identify what changed from the original arrangement. Choose the person or setting that could help you understand or address the situation.
Output template. Complete these stems: “The demand was…”; “I experienced…”; “The arrangement has changed in this way…”; “The conversation that could help is…”; “The specific information I will bring is…”. Keep the account close to a recent example. Use the level of personal detail appropriate to its audience.
Worked model. A newsletter volunteer now gathers contributions, edits them, designs the pages, and answers every distribution question. The original role involved editing. The account reads: “Three responsibilities have joined the editing role. I find the weekly deadline difficult to carry with the available time. I will bring the task list to the coordinator and ask how the responsibilities can be assigned.”
Reflect and act. Ask whether your words describe the experience accurately and leave room for information you still need. Arrange the appropriate conversation. Afterward, review which part became clearer, what practical change was agreed, and what feeling may need a separate setting for care. This exercise supports everyday reflection and communication within the particular life you are living.
Activity 7: Making Room for Renewed Strength
Purpose. Arrange one restorative interval that fits your actual day.
Steps. Choose an available interval and name any responsibility that needs an arrangement while you use it. Select one practice: prayer, quiet, recreation, attention to beauty, or suitable companionship. State where it will happen and what simple preparation it requires. Decide how you will return to the next responsibility. Keep the chosen form responsive to access, comfort, cost, and the setting available.
Output template. Record “Interval,” “Practice,” “Place,” “Necessary arrangement,” “Beginning,” “Return,” and “Observation afterward.” A completed plan might occupy six lines. Give the interval a clear purpose and a proportionate shape. Your later observation will help you decide what to choose again or adapt.
Worked model. “After lunch on Saturday, I will spend twenty minutes by the window listening to familiar music and praying briefly. The necessary household arrangement is already agreed. I will place the next task on a note before sitting down. Afterward, I will prepare the materials needed for the evening. I will notice what felt welcome and whether the interval had a useful shape.”
Reflect and act. Consider whether the practice matches the need you actually name. Receive the interval with freedom to adjust its form. Review one concrete detail afterward: the chosen setting, the amount of preparation, or the manner of returning. Preserve a small reminder that makes a suitable future interval easier to arrange within your changing responsibilities.
Activity 8: Prayer for the Unfinished
Purpose. Give an unresolved concern a truthful prayer and a proportionate next action.
Steps. Name one unfinished matter and distinguish what you know from what remains uncertain. Write one sentence in each movement: waiting, lament, confession, intercession, and gratitude. Use only the movements that fit the situation. In confession, name a specific action that belongs to your responsibility, while allowing other people to account for their own choices. Then identify an action within your responsibility and a concern that you will continue to hold in prayer. Choose an appropriate level of detail if you invite someone else to pray.
Output template. Use “Known,” “Uncertain,” “Prayer movement,” “My words,” “Action within my responsibility,” and “Support I may request.” The prayer belongs to your actual situation. A quiet sentence can carry more truth than a long explanation written before you understand the concern.
Worked model. “Lord, I am waiting for a reply. The distance grieves me. Help me acknowledge the impatient words I used. Give the other person peace and suitable support. Thank You for the kindness we have shared. Give me wisdom about a respectful next step.” The imagined reader chooses to allow the agreed response period and complete a practical repair already owed.
Reflect and act. Review whether each sentence honors the knowledge and agency of the people involved. Carry out the appropriate action. Return to the prayer when new information arrives, allowing its wording to develop. If you share the concern, state what may be repeated and what form of support would be welcome in the current circumstances.
Activity 9: Receiving Other People
Purpose. Make one request that another person can understand and answer freely.
Steps. Identify the kind of support you need: practical help, information, companionship, or an appropriate decision. Name the specific action, its timing, and the information needed to perform it. Choose a suitable person and prepare an invitation that allows an honest answer. Consider what orientation or access is appropriate to the task. Decide how completion and changes will be communicated.
Output template. Write “Support needed,” “Specific request,” “Needed by,” “Information provided,” “Freedom to answer,” and “Completion message.” Add “My contribution to making the help usable.” This last line may involve preparation, a clear contact, accurate materials, or a timely response to questions.
Worked model. “Would you be able to confirm the Thursday pickup arrangements by Wednesday afternoon? The current details are in the shared schedule. I can explain the process in ten minutes. Please tell me whether that fits your week, and send a brief confirmation when the task is complete.” The coordinator provides only the relevant information and remains available through the agreed question channel.
Reflect and act. Ask whether you have requested a favor, temporary cover, or a recurring responsibility. Make that scope clear. Receive the answer respectfully and arrange the next step accordingly. After the task, thank the person for the specific contribution. Review what made the exchange usable and what information or agreement would improve a future request.
Activity 10: Boundaries for the Work We Carry
Purpose. Give a continuing commitment a truthful, workable shape.
Steps. Choose one responsibility whose scope needs clarification. Describe the original agreement and the present pattern. Identify the commitment you can actually carry, including preparation and relevant follow-up. Draft a calm statement of availability. Add a suitable transition step and name the person responsible for the wider arrangement. Consider how people affected by the change should receive useful information.
Output template. Use “Original agreement,” “Present pattern,” “My available commitment,” “Transition I can support,” “Decision owned by,” “Effective date,” and “Confirmation needed.” Keep private personal details within the setting where they belong. The shared record should give others an accurate basis for planning.
Worked model. “The original commitment was two Thursday evenings each month. The current rota includes every Thursday. I can serve the first and third evenings. I can orient the next volunteer before the second Thursday. Please confirm the arrangement for the remaining evenings through the volunteer process.” The coordinator updates the rota and communicates the appropriate contact to participants.
Reflect and act. Review whether the statement is specific enough to guide a schedule or decision. Have the appropriate conversation and preserve the agreement in a suitable written form. If the wider need remains unresolved, clarify which responsible person will decide its next form. Attend to safety, dignity, and qualified support whenever the circumstances require protection beyond an ordinary scheduling conversation.
Activity 11: Beginning Again in the Same Good Work
Purpose. Design an understandable entrance to a recurring good practice and a usable return after interruption.
Steps. Choose a responsibility that recurs. State the good it serves and identify the smallest preparation that makes a useful beginning. Attach that preparation to a real place and an available point in your week. Name a reasonable stopping point. Then imagine one ordinary interruption and write the next available action. Include the people who need an update when the preparation changes.
Output template. Complete “Purpose served,” “Usual entrance,” “Materials ready,” “Useful stopping point,” “If the interval changes,” and “Next available return.” Add “Person to inform” where another person depends on the practice. The plan should be specific enough that you can understand it during a busy week.
Worked model. A craft teacher chooses Thursday after supper to test one example and count supplies for Sunday. The tray is kept on a reachable shelf. If a household responsibility displaces Thursday, Friday's shorter interval is used to test the essential first step and identify the remaining preparation. The teacher communicates any adjustment that affects the class.
Reflect and act. Try the arrangement once. Record what made beginning easy to understand and which detail needs revision. After an interruption, use the next available return and review the actual circumstances. Keep the practice connected to the learners, neighbors, colleagues, or other people it serves, allowing their experience to inform its future shape.
Activity 12: Listening to Feedback
Purpose. Translate one piece of feedback into a specific revision that can be reviewed.
Steps. Select a recent comment about work within your responsibility. Write the person's words accurately, with permission appropriate to their use. Separate the observed difficulty from your explanation of it. Ask one clarifying question if needed. Choose a revision that addresses the stated difficulty. Decide what information will help you understand the revised experience.
Output template. Use “Feedback received,” “Observed difficulty,” “Possible explanation,” “Clarifying question,” “Revision,” and “Evidence for the next review.” Give the contributor appropriate credit for helping improve the work. Choose a suitable audience for the record, especially when the feedback includes personal details or a concern about a shared setting.
Worked model. Feedback: “I needed a clearer indication of which page to read first.” Observation: the participant asked for an entry point. Possible explanation: the guide presents three links with similar labels. Revision: name the first reading clearly, add a one-sentence purpose, and identify the optional extension. Review: ask a new reader to explain where they would begin and why.
Reflect and act. Notice which part of the feedback concerns the work and which part remains your interpretation. Make the revision, then gather the relevant response at a proportionate scale. Record what became clearer and any new question. Preserve the earlier version so that the actual change and the reason for it remain understandable during a later review.
Activity 13: Continuing Through Tension
Purpose. Prepare an accurate account and one proportionate act of repair after a shared difficulty.
Steps. Choose an ordinary disagreement suitable for direct review. Write a brief sequence of observable events. Identify the people affected and the responsibility that needs attention. Separate the facts from assumptions about motive. Name your own contribution where applicable. Prepare a repair that serves the affected people, and identify the agreement needed for future cooperation.
Output template. Write “Sequence,” “Effect on others,” “My responsibility,” “Question requiring clarification,” “Immediate repair,” and “Future agreement.” Add the appropriate person to help coordinate the conversation. Choose a setting that supports safety, dignity, and the actual responsibilities involved. Significant harm deserves support suited to its nature.
Worked model. A room's opening time changed in one email, while the public notice retained the earlier time. Visitors arrived to a closed door. Repair: send accurate information through the authorized contact process and update the notice. Future agreement: one coordinator confirms that the calendar, notice, and volunteer messages all contain the same time before a change takes effect.
Reflect and act. Review whether the account gives every person an opportunity to correct a factual error. Carry out the immediate repair and preserve the agreed process. At the next relevant occasion, examine whether it worked. Cooperation may continue through an appropriate shared role, clearer separation of tasks, supported conversation, or an orderly transition suited to the circumstances.
Activity 14: Handling an Interrupted Season
Purpose. Identify what remains entrusted during an unexpected change and choose a fitting form of continuation.
Steps. Describe the change using the facts available. Name what has been lost or altered: an activity, place, relationship, expected future, or familiar role. Inventory the responsibilities that continue. Identify what can be preserved and who has authority to decide its next use. Consider several feasible forms of continuation, each with its own requirements.
Output template. Create sections for “Known change,” “Questions still open,” “What needs care now,” “Resources and relationships to preserve,” “Possible next forms,” and “Decision point.” Keep questions about meaning separate from facts established by the event. Give grief and practical stewardship appropriate places in the transition.
Worked model. A garden group loses access to its plot. The known fact is the owner's decision and the agreed departure date. Continuing duties include returning borrowed tools, informing members, and recording project funds. Options include joining another garden, finding a new plot, or concluding the activity while preserving relationships. Each option requires consent and a realistic account of resources.
Reflect and act. Choose one immediate responsibility that can be completed with care. Ask which person needs clear information and which resource needs a responsible destination. Review the options after the urgent work is settled. Preserve learning and memories in an appropriate form while allowing the next decision to reflect the actual circumstances and willing participants.
Activity 15: Stewarding with Others
Purpose. Make a shared resource decision that people can understand and review.
Steps. Recover the stated purpose of one shared resource and the authority for deciding its use. Identify existing commitments and the people affected. Compare two feasible options using the same considerations: purpose, cost, access, preparation, and responsibility. Record the chosen option, its reason, and who will carry each next action. Establish when the decision will be reviewed.
Output template. Use “Resource and approved purpose,” “Decision makers,” “Existing commitments,” “Options,” “Reasons,” “Decision,” “Action owners,” and “Review point.” The record should let a person who missed the discussion understand how the decision arose and whom to ask about its implementation.
Worked model. An imagined group has $1,000 approved for learning sessions. It allocates $400 to materials, $250 to room preparation, $200 to participant transport, and $150 to an agreed reserve. The amounts total the available resource. The group records why each use serves participation, identifies who will document spending, and reviews actual requirements after the first sessions.
Reflect and act. Check that the decision respects the resource's actual purpose and the authority available. Invite relevant questions before implementation. After the first action, compare what occurred with the assumptions used in planning. Record useful changes through the proper process and acknowledge the contributions that helped the group make an informed choice. The example is a fictional planning exercise whose amounts illustrate a complete record.
Activity 16: Due Season in God's Keeping
Purpose. Hold a particular hope alongside an accurate account of the present and the wider horizon of Galatians 6:8–10.
Steps. Read the passage with attention to everlasting life, due season, and opportunities for good. Choose one outcome you desire. Write what is currently observable, what you hope will happen, and what remains uncertain. Identify the action presently within your responsibility. Compose a prayer that names your desire as a request and asks for wisdom in carrying the available action.
Output template. Use four distinct headings: “Textual observation,” “Present evidence,” “My hope,” and “Open questions.” Add “Action now,” “Appropriate review point,” and “Prayer.” Keeping the categories visible helps you describe a project accurately while receiving the passage's spiritual encouragement with care.
Worked model. A new study group has received five expressions of interest and two confirmed participants. The organizer hopes it will become a useful place for learning. The next action is to confirm the meeting arrangements and ask participants what preparation would help. The prayer asks for wisdom, patient care, and a useful gathering, while the longer development remains open.
Reflect and act. Examine whether a forecast has quietly entered the place of an observation or a prayer. Give each statement its proper wording. Carry out the chosen action and return at the review point to describe what has actually changed. Let hope accompany truthful observation and thoughtful planning within the life entrusted to God.
Activity 17: Receiving a Fruitful Season
Purpose. Turn a welcome response into gratitude and responsible follow-through.
Steps. Choose a recent success or encouraging development. Name what has actually occurred. Separate expressions of interest, confirmed commitments, and resources already available. Identify the people whose contributions deserve acknowledgment and the people awaiting a next step. Prepare one act of thanks and one operational action that serves the new situation.
Output template. Record “Observed development,” “Confirmed resources,” “Responsibilities now arising,” “People to thank,” “People awaiting information,” and “Next action.” Add the permission needed for any public story, quotation, or image. Let the account represent the scale of the result accurately and include the people around its edges.
Worked model. A scholarship initiative receives twelve inquiries, six completed applications, and three confirmed offers of support. The team records these separately, thanks the volunteers who clarified the application, and tells applicants when the next update will arrive. A participant's encouraging message is shared publicly only with appropriate permission. The next action is a careful review through the established process.
Reflect and act. Ask what the welcome response now requires from the team. Consider the experience of someone still waiting, a volunteer facing new work, and a supporter seeking accurate information. Complete the agreed communication and give celebration an appropriate place. Review whether the public description, available resources, and actual follow-through remain aligned as the fruitful season develops.
Activity 18: After a Heavy Harvest
Purpose. Give a completed undertaking an intelligible ending and a thoughtful transition.
Steps. Recover the original promise and period of work. Identify completed responsibilities and any obligations that still need an owner or destination. Gather the records and materials that deserve preservation. Confirm their appropriate destination, access, and permission for future use, keeping personal details within the agreed setting. Name one contribution to appreciate and one lesson to carry forward. Consider what ordinary part of life now needs renewed attention and how you will review future invitations.
Output template. Use “Promise fulfilled,” “Remaining obligations,” “Responsible destination,” “Records preserved,” “Gratitude,” “Learning,” and “Next season.” Give each remaining item a clear owner and next step. The ending should be understandable to participants, collaborators, and anyone receiving the work or materials that continue.
Worked model. A year-long community project reaches its agreed close. The team confirms the closing date, answers outstanding participant questions, returns borrowed equipment, and places approved records in the agreed location. It thanks contributors with specific examples. The coordinator plans time for household matters and a later conversation about which future responsibilities fit the next season.
Reflect and act. Notice the difference between the practical status of the project and the feelings surrounding its conclusion. Give both appropriate attention. Complete the closing communication and the remaining handoffs. After an agreed interval, review what you miss, what has become welcome, and which learning could serve another setting. Let a new invitation receive its own careful examination of purpose, capacity, and shared responsibility.
Activity 19: Handing Good Work Forward
Purpose. Prepare one responsibility so that a successor can understand its purpose and exercise suitable judgment.
Steps. Choose a task or role ready for transfer. Explain the good it serves, the commitments surrounding it, and the decisions involved. Gather the current materials and authorized access requirements. Distinguish a fixed sequence from an area requiring judgment. Invite the successor to use the guide for a real preparation step and identify questions it leaves open.
Output template. Write “Purpose,” “Current commitments,” “Essential sequence,” “Judgment considerations,” “Materials and authorized access,” “Decision authority,” “Questions revealed,” and “Transfer date.” Include a clear arrangement for any continuing support. Give that support a purpose and an agreed period suited to the transition.
Worked model. A tutor explains why a session begins with individual reading, provides the current materials, and identifies who can approve changes. The successor proposes a reading-or-listening choice that serves the same purpose. During preparation, an unclear filename becomes visible and is corrected. The group receives an accurate introduction naming who now leads and where questions should go.
Reflect and act. Ask whether the successor can explain both the procedure and the reason behind it. Make the necessary revisions, complete the authorized transfer, and direct future questions through the agreed arrangement. At the review point, listen first to the successor's experience. Preserve useful history while giving the person now responsible room to develop the work with care.
Activity 20: Tomorrow's Faithful Step
Purpose. Carry the book into a thirty-day practice with a clear act, suitable support, and generous review.
Steps. Choose one good you can name and one action that serves it. Identify the people affected, the capacity required, and the agreement needed. Choose a sustaining practice and a person or setting for appropriate support. Set brief reviews near the end of each week. The thirty-day interval is a chosen frame for practice and review; adjust its length when the actual commitment calls for a different period. Decide how the plan will be adjusted when circumstances change.
Output template. Complete “Good I am seeking,” “Act within reach,” “People and agreements,” “Sustaining practice,” “Support,” “Weekly review questions,” and “Day thirty reflection.” Use the same three review questions each week: What happened? What did I learn from the people affected? What is the next fitting adjustment? Keep the plan small enough to carry honestly.
Worked model. A reader chooses to give a clear response to one overdue responsibility each week. The plan includes a short preparation interval, a truthful message, and a review with a trusted colleague when useful. A brief prayer accompanies the work. At day thirty, the reader examines the actual responses, what improved in communication, and which responsibility now needs a different arrangement.
Reflect and act. Begin with the first available action. Preserve a few observations as the month unfolds. Adjust the method through the reviews and carry the learning into the next month. The practice gives hope an ordinary place: a promise considered carefully, a person treated with regard, and one good step offered with the strength and wisdom available today.