STORY ABOUT WEALTH...(AUTHOR UNKNOWN)
A wise woman who was traveling
in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream.
The next day she met
another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share
her food.
The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to
give it to him.
She did so without hesitation.
The traveler left,
rejoicing in his good fortune.
He knew the stone was worth enough to give him
security for a lifetime...
But, a few days later, he
came back to return the stone to the wise woman.
"I've been
thinking," he said.
"I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it
back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious.
Give me
what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."
Sometimes it's not the wealth you have but
what's inside you that others need.
GOD ALWAYS WITH YOU, EVEN IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE...
(Unknown author)
One night a man had a dream.
He dreamt he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life and for each scene, he notice two sets
of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,
is was then that I carried you."
(Gospel of St. Thomas)
“The kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, not in mansions
of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood and I am there, lift the stone
and you find me there”.
… Whoever discovers the meaning of these sayings…will not taste death…
1945 Nag Hamadi “The secret sayings of the living Jesus”
YOU THINK THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TRUE LOVE IS?
What Love means to a 4-8 year old . .
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. This is touching words from the mouth of babes.
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:
"When
my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her
toenails anymore..So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even
when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8
'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissie - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7
'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of
kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and
Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6
'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked
at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4
'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (What an image)
Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
And the final one:
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him".
