Personal Discipline When Howard Thurman’s mother was visiting him in Washington some years ago, he noticed one Friday that she was not eating. Adroitly he inquired about her health. Politely she evaded his questions. Finally she divulged that “for more than twenty years she had never eaten any food on Friday.” The memory of what had happened on that day was so stupendous that she not only recalled the events and thanked God for His Son, but she used as much of each Friday as possible to deepen her spiritual life. Jones, G. C. (1986). 1000 illustrations for preaching and teaching (p. 232). Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.