Good Morning Friends, Here we go – the holiday rush is upon us. If you’ve noticed traffic getting worse and lines getting longer, its a telltale sign we are in the holiday season. It’s easy to lose our patience this time of year; it’s easy to lose our serenity. And it’s awfully easy to lose those things when we’re only focused on ourselves and our own gain. If you want a tip for a rich and fulfilling holiday season? Think of others and the difference you could make by offering a kind word, smile or helping hand. It doesnt have to be huge or costly on our part to make a lasting impression and change someones day. “Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.” Princess Diana JOHN 3:16 December 1, 2000 In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was setting in. A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasnt trying to sell many papers. He walked up to the policeman and said, Mister, you wouldnt happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley and its awful cold in there, of a night. Sure you be nice to have a warm place to stay. The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, You go down the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16 and they will let you in. So he did, he walked up the steps to the door, and knocked on the door and a lady answered. He looked up and said, John 3:16. The lady said, Come on in, Son. She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace and she went off. He sat there for a while, and thought to himself, John 3:16.... I dont understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm. Later she came back and asked him Are you hungry? He said, Well, just a little. I havent eaten in a couple of days and I guess I could stand a little bit of food. The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldnt eat any more. Then he thought to himself John 3:16.... Boy, I sure dont understand it, but it sure makes a hungry boy full. She took him upstairs to a bathroom and a huge bathtub filled with warm water and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he soaked, he thought to himself, John 3:16...I sure dont understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. You know, Ive not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out. The lady came in and got him, and took him to a room and tucked him into a big old feather bed and pulled the covers up around his neck and kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he laid in the darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down on that cold night he thought to himself, John 3:16.... I dont understand it, but it sure makes a tired boy rested. The next morning she came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and she took a big old Bible and sat down in front of him and looked up at him and she asked, Do you understand John 3:16? He said, No, Maam, I dont. The first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it. She opened the Bible to John 3:16, and she began to explain to him about Jesus. Right there in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought, John 3:16. I dont understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe. You know, I have to confess I dont understand it either, how God would be willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I dont understand it either, but it sure makes life worth living!! --- Author Unknown Mondays attempt at humor: Interview Joke Always self conscious of his lack of ears, whenever Bob would interview a future employee, he would as him “what do you notice different about me?”. If the employee would mention his lack of ears (which often they did), it would be a for sure “no” for the job. However if the employee would mention something else, he would hire the guy. One year, at the yearly Holiday business party, Bob approached his most recent hireling and asked him if he remembered the last question he had asked him when interviewing him for the job. “Sure I do” was his reply. “You asked me what was different about you and I said that you were wearing contact lenses.” “Of all things to answer”, Bob questioned curiously, “why was that the thing you noticed?” “Well, to be honest, it was quite simple. How could you possibly be wearing glasses if you don’t have any ears!” msorg424@aim
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