Quote from Forum Archives on December 16, 2002, 10:59 am

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

This week, as we continue to prepare our hearts for the season
(Advent, a time of preparation to receive Christ), I'd like to
include a message from Neil Anderson, and I'd also like to share
with you a cute note that you may wish to pass on to someone
else.

Subject: pumpkin patch

A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a
Christian?"

The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you
from the patch, brings you in, and washes all th dirt off of
you.

Then he cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He
removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc., and then He
carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you
to shine for all the world to see."

This was passed on to me from another pumpkin.
Now, it is your turn to pass it to a pumpkin

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N E I L A N D E R S O N D A I L Y D E V O T I O N A L
from Freedom in Christ Ministries

December 14

LEND ME YOUR HOPE

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit (Romans 15:13).

Lend me your hope for awhile, I seem to have mislaid mine.

Lost and hopeless feelings accompany me daily, pain and confusion
are my companions.

I know not where to turn; looking ahead to future times does not
bring forth images of renewed hope.

I see troubled times, pain-filled days, and more tragedy.

Lend me your hope for awhile, I seem to have mislaid mine.

Hold my hand and hug me; listen to all my ramblings, recovery
seems so far distant.

The road to healing seems like a long and lonely one.

Lend me your hope for awhile, I seem to have mislaid mine.

Stand by me, offer me your presence, your heart and your love.

Acknowledge my pain, it is so real and ever present.

I am overwhelmed with sad and conflicting thoughts.

Lend me your hope for awhile; a time will come when I will heal,
and I will share my renewal, hope, and love with others (adapted
from the poem "Lend Me Your Hope," author unknown).

The apostle Paul gives us the biblical basis for our comfort and
hope: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in
all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who
are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves
are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are
ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through
Christ" (2 Corinthians 1:3-5).

I praise You for hope, Lord. Help me be a source of hope in all
my relationships and circumstances today.

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