Hello everyone! Welcome to week 2. Your announcements, devotions, discussions, text, videos, etc. are all in your Mile2 course. I just like to post an announcement in the OCU course, too.

For week 2, you have 1 devotion and 3 discussions to complete (Chapters 3-5). Before completing the discussions, read and watch the videos. When I went through this certification, I took notes during the videos. Do what’s best for your learning style.

I’m praying for each of you. Be sure to pray before, during, and after your lessons. God is with you! ~Dr. Anthony

You will find that I love Billy Graham’s daily devotions. They always speak to me, and I can relate to them in one way or another. Below is today’s devotion. I pray that this speaks to you, too.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven . . .
—Matthew 5:43–45

When H. G. Wells summed up the influence of Jesus in history, he said, “Is it any wonder that this Galilean is too much for our small hearts?” And yet the heart of man, though small, is big enough for Christ to live in, if man will only make room for Him. Christ instilled the spirit of Christian love in His followers, so that they lived without malice and died without rancor. The love that Christ talked about can only be given to us by God. It is one of the fruits of the Spirit. When you come to Jesus Christ, He transforms you. Your past is forgiven. You receive a power to love men, beyond your natural ability to love.