Spiritual pride is very apt to suspect others, but a humble saint is most jealous of himself. He is as suspicious of nothing in the world as he is of his own heart. The spiritually proud person is apt to find fault with other saints...and to be quick to notice their deficiencies. But the eminently humble Christian has so much to do at home, and sees so much evil in his own heart, and is so concerned about it, that he is not apt to be very busy with other hearts... Pure Christian humility disposes a person to take notice of everything that is good in others, and to make the most of it, and to diminish their failings, but to give his eye chiefly on those things that are bad in himself.
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#1 · February 24, 2004, 8:28 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

The Missionary   
The Christian missionary was making
his first visit to a cannibal tribe.
The missionary asked the cannibal chief,
''Do you people know anything about religion?''
After a pause, the chief answered,
We got a little taste of it when
"the last missionary was here.''
 
What Is A Grandmother 
( taken from papers written by a class of 8 year olds) 
 
A grandmother is a lady who has no little children of her own. She likes other people's.
A grandfather is a man grandmother.
Grandmothers don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see them.
They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.
When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars.  They show us and talk to us about the color of the flowers and also don't step on "cracks."
They don't say, "Hurry up."
Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes.
They wear glasses and funny underwear.
They can take their teeth and gums out.
Grandmothers don't have to be smart. They have to answer questions like "why isn't God married?" and "How come dogs chase cats?"..
When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same story over again.
Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have television, because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time with us.
They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us every time, and kiss us even when we've acted bad. 
 
Pass this along to another Grandmother.  It will make their day
 
What He Says 
When my friend was a pastor of a church in Sarnia,
he was busy one afternoon nailing up an errant vine. A
nearby neighbor's son stood by watching for a while. Finally
my friend asked, 'Well my young friend, are you trying to
get a hint or two about gardening?'
 
'No sir, said the boy, 'I'm just waiting to hear what a
minister says when he hammers his thumb.'
 
 
Have a Blessed Day 
Dave and Barbara  
 
 

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