His mother, now a spirited woman of 94, has a favorite ritual each morning at the breakfast table of her Mississippi home. She lifts her palms to the sky and recites Verse 24 of Psalm 118:
"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Amy Stepp ends her morning prayer with this plea:
"Lord, give me something to do for somebody today."
Decades ago, Dr. William "Bill" Stepp made his mother's morning verses his own, and he has been transformed by them.
His daily devotionals and Bible meditations set him on a path of service that has spanned more than 40 years. They landed the pastor at Memorial Presbyterian Church in West Palm Beach 25 years ago. Plucked from a well-creased Bible, they have comforted the sick, encouraged the downtrodden and reinforced the faithful at the redbrick church on Olive Avenue.
Monday, October 8, 2007
A family in the ministry
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