final_love
12-12-2004, 21:18
>Living In Vain
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>Is My Living In Vain
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>This will certainly make you stop and think. You never know what a kind
>word, a phone call, or an impromptu visit will do for someone else.
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>It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church
was
>filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church
>members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church.
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>As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the
church.
>He was almost laying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench
coat
>that was almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you
>could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small
>for his feet with holes all over them, his toes stuck out.
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>I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on by through
the
>doors of the church. We all gathered for fellowship for a few minutes,
and
>someone brought up the man laying outside. People snickered and gossiped
>but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me.
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>A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher to take
>his place and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened.
In
>came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down. People
>gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the aisle and
up
>onto the pulpit he took off his hat and coat. My heart sank. There stood
>our preacher..he was the "homeless man." No one said a word. The
preacher
>took his Bible and laid it on the stand.
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>"Folks, I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about
today."
>Then he started singing the words to this song: "If I can help somebody
>as I pass along. If I can cheer somebody with word or song. If I can
show
>somebody that he's traveling wrong. Then my living shall not be in
vain."
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>THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST....I know you love God, so send this to some
people
>you care about.and the person that sent it to you!!!!!!!!
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>Justice --- When you get what you deserve
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>Mercy ----- When you don't get what you deserve
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>Grace ----- When you get what you don't deserve
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>JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I CARE ABOUT YOU !!!
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>Is My Living In Vain
>
>This will certainly make you stop and think. You never know what a kind
>word, a phone call, or an impromptu visit will do for someone else.
>
>It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church
was
>filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church
>members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church.
>
>As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the
church.
>He was almost laying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench
coat
>that was almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you
>could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small
>for his feet with holes all over them, his toes stuck out.
>
>
>I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on by through
the
>doors of the church. We all gathered for fellowship for a few minutes,
and
>someone brought up the man laying outside. People snickered and gossiped
>but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me.
>
>A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher to take
>his place and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened.
In
>came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down. People
>gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the aisle and
up
>onto the pulpit he took off his hat and coat. My heart sank. There stood
>our preacher..he was the "homeless man." No one said a word. The
preacher
>took his Bible and laid it on the stand.
>
>"Folks, I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about
today."
>Then he started singing the words to this song: "If I can help somebody
>as I pass along. If I can cheer somebody with word or song. If I can
show
>somebody that he's traveling wrong. Then my living shall not be in
vain."
>
>
>THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST....I know you love God, so send this to some
people
>you care about.and the person that sent it to you!!!!!!!!
>
>Justice --- When you get what you deserve
>
>Mercy ----- When you don't get what you deserve
>
>Grace ----- When you get what you don't deserve
>
>JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I CARE ABOUT YOU !!!
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