My Precious Friend,

I just wanted to let you know how much I love and care about you and how I greatly desire to become a meaningful part of your life.

This morning when you awoke, I was already there with you in the light of my beautiful sunshine that filled your room. I was hoping that you would say Good Morning to me; you didn't. So, I thought maybe it was just a little too early in the day for you to notice me.

Again, I tried to get your attention when you stepped out of your door. I kissed your face with a soft gentle breeze. I breathed upon you my fragrant sweet breath scented with flowers. Then I sang you a love song through the birds in the trees. You just walked right past me. Later on in the day, I watched over you as you were talking with some of your friends. How I wished that you would talk to me also. I waited and waited, but you just went along your way.

This afternoon I sent you a refreshing shower and glistened to you from each rain drop. I even shouted to you a time or two with thunder trying to get your attention. Then, I painted you a lovely rainbow in the midst of my fluffy white clouds. I just knew you would see me then, but you were unaware of my presence.

This evening to close your day, I sent you a beautiful sunset. After that, I winked at you a thousand times through my stars hoping that you would see me and wink back. You never did. Tonight, when you went to bed, I spilled moonlight upon your face to let you know that I was there with you. I was hoping that you would talk to me a little while before you went to sleep. You never said a word. It hurt me deeply; however, I continued to watch over you all through the night thinking that, maybe, just maybe, you would say hello to me in the morning.

Each and every day, I have revealed myself to you in many strange and wondrous ways
hoping that you would accept me as your shepherd. For, I am the only one that can supply you with all your needs. My love for you is deeper than the deepest ocean and bigger than the great blue sky. I have so very much to give to you and also share with you. Please let me hear from you soon.


Your loving friend forever,
Jesus





There always is someone who cares and bears a love for you,
someone unseen but near your side in all you ever do...
someone to comfort and console your sorrow and despair,
somone to give you strength and hope and help your burdens share...
someone to turn to in distress when all seems lost and vain,
someone to bring you confidence your long sought goal to gain...

"Who is this someone," you may ask who shows such care and love,
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, it's God, the Lord above.

-- Harold F. Hohn





However hard the going is,
However bleak it seems
Just keep on trusting Jesus,
He will fulfill your dreams.

And though the way seems dark and dreary
And everything goes wrong.
Stay by the side of Jesus,
for that's where you belong.

So keep on trusting as you go
Along life's troubled way.
just keep your eyes on Jesus.
He'll turn the night to day.

So praise Him for the good and bad
And count your blessings now.
For He will never leave you --
That's His eternal vow.

- Hazel Bishop





When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And when you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must -- but don't you quit.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar,
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit --
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit

- Anonymous





One night a man had a drea.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed 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,
it was then that I carried you.

- Anonymous





When you were born, God said "Yes".
Yes to all you are and to all that you can be by
His grace, His mercy and His love.
He loved you at that very moment without condition and reservation.
There is nothing you can do to earn that love,
and nothing you will fail to do will lessen this love.
The coming year is a new opportunity for you to discover more of the height,
the breadth, the length and the depth of this incredible love.

- Roy Lessin





While walking along a beach, a man saw someone in a distance leaning down, picking up something and throwing it into the ocean.

As he came closer ,he saw thousands of starfish the tide had thrown onto the beach. Unable to return to the ocean during low tide,the starfish were dying. Hb observed a young man picking up the starfish one by one and throwing them back into the water.

After watching this seemingly futile effort, the observed said, "There must be thousands of starfish on this beach, It would be impossible for you to get to all of them. There are simply too many. You can't possibly save enough to make a difference."

The young man smiled as he continued to pick another starfish and toss it back into the ocean.

"It made a difference to that one." he replied

"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve otherse, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms."
- I Peter 4:10





My friend, I stand in the judgement now
and feel that you're to blame somehow ...
On earth, I walked with you day by day
and never did you point the way.
You knew the Lord in truth and glory,
but never did you tell the story.
My knowledge then was very dim;
you could have led me safe to Him.
Though we live together on earth,
you never told me of the second birth.
And now I stand this day condemned,
because you failed to mention Him.
You taught me many things, that's true;
I called you my friend and trusted you.
I learn now that it is too late,
you could have kept me from this fate.
Yes. I called you "friend" in life,
And trusted you thru joy and strife.
We walked by day and talked by night,
and yet you showed me not the light.
And here I'm coming to the end, I cannot,
now call you "my friend."





I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I did not have time to pary.
Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each task.
"Why doesn't God help me?" I wondered.
He answered, "You didn't ask."

I wanted to see joy and beauty,
but the day toiled on gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn't show me;
He said, "But you didn't seek."
I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys at the lock;
God gently and lovingly childed,
"My child, you didn't knock."
I woke up early this morning,
and paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I had to make time to pay.





The hand of God is always there,
Why not take it tonight?
Life up your heart to Him in prayer
And tell Him of your plight.
Tell Him you feel you can't go on
And need Him by your side,
His love is everlasting
and His arms are open wide.
Just pray to Him and ask His help,
And He will be your guide.

For He has trod that way before,
The way of bitter pain.
He knows your feeling of despair
And all your doubts and fears.
He will be with you to the end
And wipe away your tears

-- W. Em





The adventure of life is to learn
The purpose of life is to grow
The nature of life is to change
The challenge of life is to overcome
The essence of life is to care
The opporutnity of life is to server
The secret of life is to dare
The spice of life is to be friend
The beauty of life is to give
The joy of life is to love

-- William Authur WARE





You took the time to stop and chat
as you passed by today
To jest a bit in pure delight
before you went your way
You took the time to lend a hand
when I was faced with care
To give the strength of fellowship
to comfort and to share
You took the time for words of praise
that warmed me through and through
You took the time to be a friend
so patient, kind and true
-- Kristone








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