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The Real Meaning Of Peace

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#1 · July 6, 2003, 8:59 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

<><>The Real Meaning Of Peace <><>
           
"There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist
who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists
tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there
were only two he really liked, and he had to choose
between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a
perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around
it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect
picture of peace.
 
The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged
and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.
 
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest - in perfect peace.
 
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
 
"Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."
 
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<><> Easy vs. Hard <><>
 
Why is it so hard to tell the truth but
Yet so easy to tell a lie?
 
Why are we so sleepy in church but
Right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up?
 
Why is it so hard to talk about God but yet so
Easy to talk about nasty stuff?
 
Why is it so boring to look at a Christian magazine
But yet so easy to look at a nasty! one?
 
Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e-mail but
Yet we forward all of the nasty ones?
 
Why are the churches getting smaller but yet
The bars and dance clubs are getting larger?
 
Do you give up? Think about it ...
Just remember-God is watching you
 
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Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
 
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