The How and Why of Encouragement

Or how to make yourself and others feel better

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In 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NRSV), we are told to “encourage one another and build up each other.”

But how are we to do that?

Encouragement can come in many forms: a word, a smile, an act of kindness, a gift, or any combination thereof.