Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Today's reading titled, Helping Each Other, was written by Anne Cetus.

When playing basketball with her girlfriends, Amber realized her community could benefit from an all-female league.

So, she started a non-profit organization to foster teamwork and impact the next generation.

The leaders of Ladies Who Hoop strive to build confidence and character in the women and girls

and encourage them to become meaningful contributors

to their local communities. One of the original players, who now mentors other girls, said,

There is so much camaraderie among us. This is something I'd been missing. We support each other

in so many different ways. I love seeing the girls succeed and grow.

God intends his people to team up to help each other as well.

The Apostle Paul urged the Thessalonians to encourage one another and build each other up.

God has put us into the family of his people for support in our lives. We need each other up. God has put us into the family of his people for support in our lives. We need each

other to keep walking the path of life in Christ. Sometimes that may mean listening to someone

who's struggling, providing for a practical need, or speaking a few words of encouragement. We can celebrate successes, offer a prayer for strength in a difficulty, or challenge each

other to grow in faith.

And in everything, we can always strive to do what is good for each other.

What camaraderie we can enjoy as we team up with other believers in Jesus to keep trusting God together.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 verses 11 through 25.

Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care

for you in the Lord, and who admonish

you, hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work.

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