The Power of Our Influence

          As I was sitting drinking my coffee this morning, I realized just how warm the cup was.  It had taken on the temperature of the coffee which it had contained.  Once I had finished my coffee, I sat my cup down as I always do, and in a few minutes, I went to pick it back up to deliver it to the kitchen sink.  Imagine my surprise when I found that the cup was still almost as warm as it had been when the coffee was still within it.

          This example illustrates for us how our influence on…