April 6 is National Sorry Charlie Day and a perfect opportunity to point out that rejection isn’t always a bad thing. The mascot of this national day is Charlie the Tuna, a cool fish who was repeatedly rejected by SunKist. As a result, he didn’t have to die right away to become canned tuna. Jesus was rejected and died on the cross, making it possible for us to never die! If The best possible proof that rejection isn't always bad is the fact that Jesus, the most amazing person who ever walked the earth, was rejected.

Outside of yuletide season, sometimes it takes terrible tragedy to get us to dislodge ourselves from the pew or the couch and actually do something for others. Hurricane Harvey’s devastation has motivated many thousands of people to roll up their sleeves and help, including neighbor helping neighbor.