“We just naturally, humanly drift apart, unless we come together.”

Jill Savage’s words point out a negative tendency of human nature:

we focus on differences rather than purposeful unity.

Yet studies in Zimbabwe show relationships are exactly what we need for growth and healing.

They’ve started to use “Friendship Benches” as a treatment for the mentally ill.

People dealing with depression can sit on a park bench and talk with a trained community member.

Research proves this purposeful community restores mental health better than traditional methods.

So today I want you to remember this: Value your relationships,

and they’ll bring value back to you. I’m Mac Hammond; this is the Winner’s Minute.