Quote from Forum Archives on November 18, 2002, 12:29 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

*** ANOINTED TO BE DISAPPOINTED ***

 

I refuse to stay discouraged,
To be sad or to cry.
I refuse to be down hearted
And here's the reason why:
I have a God who is Almighty;
Who is sovereign and supreme;
I have a God who loves me,
And I am on His team.
He is all wise and powerful;
Jesus is His Name;
Though everything else is changeable,
My God remains the same.
I refuse to be defeated.
My eyes are on my GOD.
He has promised to be with me,
As through this life I trod.
I am looking past my circumstances,
to Heaven's throne above.
My prayers have reached the heart of God.
I am resting in His love.
I give thanks to Him in everything.
My eyes are on His Face.
The battle is His; The victory is mine;
He will help win the race!

 

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*** To Touch The Heart ***

To touch the heart of someone dear -
though it might sometimes cause a tear
to fall or rest upon the cheek -
Should be something all should seek.

For often hearts - not touched at all
start hardening and shrinking small.
And then the time - it takes to grow
A loving heart - is very slow.

For hearts expand as those who care -
extend their love and - let us share
a moment, space or special phrase
that eases pain on dreary days.
Or simply starts our lips to smile
and brightens time for just a while

The ways and kinds and means of sharing
it seems to me - Are based on caring.
And though we're often worlds apart,
You still can touch my very heart.
You make me smile or shed a tear.
And I'll remember year to year
Just how your "touching" helped me grow.
And I just thought I'd tell you so.

 

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*** The Bishop's Gift ***

 

Once a church had fallen upon hard times. Only five members were left: the pastor and four others, all over 60 years old.

 

In the mountains near the church there lived a retired Bishop. It occurred to the pastor to ask the Bishop if he could offer any advice that might save the church. The pastor and the Bishop spoke at length, but when asked for advice, the Bishop simply responded by saying, "I have no advice to give. The only thing I can tell you is that the Messiah is one of you."

 

The pastor, returning to the church, told the church members what the Bishop had said. In the months that followed, the old church members pondered the words of the Bishop. "The Messiah is one of us?" they each asked themselves. As they thought about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with extraordinary respect on the off chance that that one among them might be the Messiah. And on the off, off chance that each member himself might be the Messiah, they also began to treat themselves with extraordinary care.

 

As time went by, people visiting the church noticed the aura of respect and gentle kindness that surrounded the five old members of the small church. Hardly knowing why, more people began to come back to the church. They began to bring their friends, and their friends brought more friends. Within a few years, the small church had once again become a thriving church, thanks to the Bishop's gift.

 

Have a Blessed Day

Dave and Barbara

 

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