Max: There are times you drive me, shall we say, bananas. And your mind is missin', no offence, a screw.

Goofy: None taken.

Max: Still, whatever mess I land in, who is always understandin'? Nobody else but you.

Both: But when I start to sink, hey, I'd rather go down, with nobody else but Y-O-U!

- (Disney's A Goofy Movie, 1995)

Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it (1 Thessalonians 5:14-15, MSG).

• Step By Faith:

Lord, help us to be patient with everyone, enc ...