Quote from Forum Archives on June 2, 2006, 10:54 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"A SMALL RAGGEDY BIBLE"

 

One day while visiting my father
He said he had something for me to see
He pulled out a small raggedy Bible
Then placed it on the table near to me.

 

"There's a story behind this Bible"
"That I've carried for many years."
"I figured it was time you knew about it."
His eyes began to fill with tears.

 

"It was given to me by a friend"
"Aboard ship in World War two."
That was a long time ago,
Before your mother and I had you.

 

"A buddy, named Joe, gave me this Bible"
"When our ship we started to board"
"He said: Before this war is over,"
"I'll introduce you to my Lord."

 

"I stuck it in my pocket,"
"Not giving it much thought."
"But Joe kept telling me the story,"
"How my salvation, Christ blood had bought."

 

"One day, we were on deck."
"Joe was telling me of God's love."
"Then we heard and saw the planes"
"Descending on us from above."

 

"The planes flew over quickly"
"As they began their attack."
Then before I knew it
Joe had thrown me on my back.

 

"As the bullets started raining"
"He threw himself on me."
"I felt a sharp pain in my chest."
"Then darkness was all I could see."

 

"When I finally opened my eyes,"
"Joe's lifeless body was still there."
"I reached in my pocket for the Bible,"
"Hoping I could find him a prayer."

 

"The bullet that killed my friend,"
"Had been headed straight for my heart."
"If it weren't for him and this small Bible,"
"My body would have been blown apart."

 

"The bullet was lodged in this Bible."
"John 15:13 was right at the bullet's end."
"Greater love hath no man,"
"Than to lay down his life for a friend."

 

"So, you see, my child."
"This story had to be told."
"For I found two friends that day."
"One saved my life, the Other saved my soul."

 

Several years after I heard this story,
I laid my father to rest.
As I lovingly said my good-byes,
I placed that small raggedy Bible upon his chest.
Tracey Brown

 

 

An Excellent Explanation!
 

 

   

  A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always.
  He began to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him.

 

  They talked about so many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they
  touched on the subject of God.

 

  The barber said: "Look man, I don't believe that God exists."

 

  "Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

 

  Well, it's so easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize
  that God does not exist.  Oh, tell me, if God exists, would there be
  so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children?  If God exists,
  there would be no suffering nor pain. I can't think of loving a God
  who permits all of these things."

 

  The customer thought for a moment, but he didn't respond because he
  did not want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the
  customer left the shop. Just after he left the barber shop, he saw a
  man in the street with long hair and a beard. It was very long, and it
  obviously had been a long time since he had his hair cut. He looked
  dirty and unkempt.

 

  The customer entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber:
  "You know what? Barbers do not exist."

 

  "How can you say they don't exist?" asked the surprised barber.
  "I am here and I am a barber. Why I just worked on you!"

 

  "No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist, because if they did
  there would be no people with long hair and beard like that man who is
  outside."

 

  "Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me."

 

  "Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God does exist.
  What happens is people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's
  why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

 

 

"As I Prayed For You"

 

   

 

I asked the Lord to bless you
As I prayed for you today,
To guide you and protect you
As you go along your way...

 

His love is always with you
His promises are true,
And when we give Him all our faith
He's sure to see us through.

 

So when the road you're traveling on
Seems difficult at best...
Just remember I'm here praying
And God will do the rest.

 

 

Have a Blessed Weekend
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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