An Innocent Comment

I got an innocent comment on my blog the other day. It would NOT have sounded like positive encouragement had it come from another source.

We all have friends who give us encouragement. They are the ones who say things like:

“Nice job.”
“Way to go.”
“You hit that one out of the park.”

They are the ones who give you pats on the back. They might even stroke your ego. It is nice to have friends like that.

We also have friends who say those same things, but when they say them with the right to...