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There was once a man who's wife could not see. Every day she heard him tell her how much he loved her. She could never see his lips pronoucing each word so she would lay her had on his mouth so that she could feel his love.
There was once a woman who's husband could not hear. Every day he would watch his wife's lips telling of her love for him. Each day he imagined what her voice sounded like.
To them the fact they did love was all that mattered. To them it did not matter that the other had a 'handicap'. To the other they were perfect. Just as we are to God. We all have handicaps, but God still loves us every one.
Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 By Christie S. All
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Understanding
Things can’t always go
as we plan.
I hope you know
I understand.
As we travel down
life’s road,
rain will surly come around.
The sun will come and go.
Every obstacle that we put in
the past
is just one more thing
to help what we share last.
Matthew 4:14
"The sower soweth the word."
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One day, a man went to visit a church. He arrived early, parked his car,and got out. Another car pulled up near him, and the driver told him, "I always park there. You took my place!" The visitor went inside for Sunday School, found an empty seat, and sat down. A young lady from the church approached him and stated, "That's my seat! You took my place!" The visitor was somewhat distressed by this rude welcome, but said nothing. After Sunday School, the visitor went into the church sanctuary and sat down. Another member walked up to him and said, "That's where I always sit.You took my place!" The visitor was even more troubled by this treatment, but still said nothing. Later, as the congregation was praying for Christ to dwell among them, the visitor stood, and his appearance began to change. Horrible scars became visible on his hands and on his sandaled feet. Someone from the congregation noticed him and called out, "What happened to you?" The visitor replied, "I took your place."
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LITTLE FAITH: This one made me Cry!!!
Sometimes we need the faith of a little child. Like any good
mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did
what
she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling.
They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after
day,
night after night, Michael sang to his sister in Mommy's tummy. He was
building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.
The pregnancy progressed normally for Karen, an active member of the
Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown, Tennessee. In time,
the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes, every three, every
minute. But serious complications arose during delivery and Karen found
herself in hours of labor. Would a C-section be required? Finally, after
a
long struggle, Michael's little sister was born.
But she was in very serious condition. With a siren howling in the
night, the ambulance rushed the infant to the neonatal intensive care
unit
at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days inched by. The
little girl got worse. The pediatrician had to tell the parents, "There
is
very little hope. Be prepared for the worst."
Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery about a burial
plot. They had fixed up a special room in their house for their new baby
but now they found themselves having to plan for a funeral. Michael,
however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to
sing to her," he kept saying. Week two in intensive care looked as if a
funeral would come before the week was over. Michael kept nagging about
singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care.
Karen
made up her mind, though. She would take Michael whether they liked it
or
not!
If he didn't see his sister right then, he may never see her alive.
She dressed him in an oversized scrub suit and marched him into ICU. He
looked like a walking laundry basket. But the head nurse recognized him
as
a child and bellowed, "Get that kid out of here now! No children are
allowed." The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually
mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse's face, her
lips a firm line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen
towed Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazed at the tiny infant
losing
the battle to live.
After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a
3-year-old, Michael sang: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make
me happy when skies are gray ---" Instantly the baby girl seemed to
respond.
The pulse rate began to calm down and become steady. "Keep on singing,
Michael," encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know dear,
how much I love you, Please don't take my sunshine away-"
As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's ragged, strained breathing
became as smooth as a kitten's purr. "Keep on singing, sweetheart!!!"
"The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my
arms..." Michael's little sister began to relax as rest, healing rest,
seemed to sweep over her. "Keep on singing, Michael." Tears had now
conquered the face of the bossy head nurse. Karen glowed. "You are my
sunshine, my only Sunshine. Please don't, take my sunshine away..."
The next, day...the very next day...the little girl was well enough
to go home! Woman's Day Magazine called it "The Miracle of a Brother's
Song." The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a
miracle of God's love!
NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. LOVE IS SO INCREDIBLY
POWERFUL.
Please send this to all the people that have touched your life in
some way. Life is good. Have a Wonderful Day!
When you receive this recite the following prayer.
That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached. This is the power
of
prayer at work.
Let's continue to pray for one another.
PRAYER:
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received,
and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing that you are a child of God.
Let His presence settle into your bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun.
It is there for each and every one of you.
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Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer.
This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold
a contest, with God as the judge.
They set themselves before their computers and began. They typed
furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen, for several hours
straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of
lightning strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the
power is restored, and God announces that the contest is over.
He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan is visibly upset, and
cries, "I have nothing. I lost it all when the power went out." "Very well,
then," says God, "let us see if Jesus fared any better." Jesus enters a
command, and the screen comes to life in vivid display, the voices of an
angelic choir pour forth from the speakers. Satan is astonished. He
stutters, "B-b-but how?! I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is intact!
How did he do it?"
God chuckles, "Everybody knows Jesus saves."
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Thank you Jason for everything!
God bless you and your family.
My poem to you:
Thankful Everyday: God Works in Many Ways
When I think of all those
crying nights,
How i had to fall for the lord
to get me here.
I laid my head in my hands and prayed
aloud "Lord help me out!"
He surly heard me and he work
through you.
Now I am thankful every day
God work in many ways.
I don't question him.
I am leaving it up to his good
will.
I was down on my knees
begging for him to forgive me
please.
Lost and no way out, from
a far I heard him shout.
A window he had open for me,
surly this was a new beginning for me.
And I am thankful every day
God works in many ways.
He gave me life. I pasted his test
and I have a new friend.
So Why should we question him.
Thank you lord for all the blessings
you give to me.
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