Quote from Forum Archives on April 13, 2005, 12:38 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"The U in JesUs"

 

   

 

Before U were thought of or time had begun,
God even stuck U in the name of His Son.

 

And each time U pray, you'll see it's true
You can't spell out JesUs and not include U.

 

You're a pretty big part of His wonderful name,
For U, He was born; that's why He came.

 

And His great love for U is the reason He died.
It even takes U to spell crUcified.

 

Isn't it thrilling and splendidly grand
He rose from the dead, with U in His plan?

 

The stones split away, the gold trUmpet blew,
and this word resUrrection is spelled with a U.

 

When JesUs left earth at His upward ascension,
He felt there was one thing He just had to mention.

 

"Go into the world and tell them it's true
That I love them all - Just like I love U."

 

So many great people are spelled with a U,
Don't they have a right to know JesUs too?

 

It all depends now on what U will do,
He'd like them to know,
But it all starts with U.

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"The Retiring Carpenter"

 

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.

He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently.

 

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.

Your life today is the result of your past attitudes and choices. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today.

Author Unknown

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Don't tell God how Big your storm is.
Tell the storm how Big your GOD is !

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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