Heavenly Gates

At long last the lifetime journey had come to an end, the pain, the suffering, and loneliness had all vanished and there in front of her were Golden Gates, she sat staring in awe from the wheelchair which had become a part of her life over the last years. Then the gates opened and gazing into the multitude of faces one caught her eye, jumping up she ran through the crowd and straight into the arms of her beloved husband who had been waiting patiently for this day! Their time on Earth had been a blessing to family and friends, but together again in Paradise was the real treasure! A new life in a new home, built just for those who are willing to follow the Savior!

As a Baby, Jesus Came

                           As a baby, Jesus came

                      From His home above

               He left His throne, and who He was

                     To teach us how to love.

                      As a baby, Jesus came

                  Wrapped in swaddling cloth;

                 Willingly He took on humanity,

                 Though He was one with God.

                                               

                      As a baby, Jesus came

                      To one day grow to be

                 The savior of the human race,

                   For people like you and me.

                      As a baby, Jesus came

                      As God’s eternal light

                 That will never be extinguished,

                    But forever shine out bright.

                      As a baby, Jesus came

                     The hope of eternal life,

                  Reconciling us back to God,

                  Giving meaning to our strife.

                      As a man, Jesus died,

                 His blood poured out for all,

                   Cleaning and forgiving us,

                       For this was His call.

                                   

                  Through it all we can live on

                   With Jesus Christ our Lord

            Who was a baby that first Christmas

               To give us all an amazing reward.

                           (Author unknown)

                                                             

Christmas

C-hrist gave

H-imself as a

R-eward so that

I-ndividuals know the

S-acrifices

T-hat he made for

M-ankind to

A-chieve the gift of

S-alvation

(Author unknown)

Kindness Returned for Kindness

How often does this happen, someone returns kindness for an act of kindness? It’s not something that happens very often, people might thank you and go on their merry way thinking to themselves how kind you were, but to repay that act with another act is very rare indeed!

I went to the grocery store and did some quick shopping, all the while with a million things on my mind. Finished and went to the checkout counter piling what I thought was all the stuff in my cart on to it. Got rung up, packed up, paid up and went out to my car putting all my bags in the trunk. Then as I looked down at the shopping cart while I pushed it back to where the carts are kept, I noticed I had forgotten to pay for something, nothing very valuable, just a pack of pocket combs I’d picked up for my husband.

First thought is it’s only a little over a dollar, so I should just keep it, but that didn’t sit very well, so I decided that since I had to use the ladies room anyway, I’d just go back in and pay for it. So that’s what I did.

So I’m standing in the self checkout line waiting my turn because only two out of four were open, the other two were being worked on. I noticed a young woman come up next to me pushing a stroller with a cute little baby in it, she’s only got a couple of things in her hands, so I let her go ahead of me. She rings up her stuff, bags and pays for it and as she’s leaving says to me “oh you can keep the change”. I reply that she might need it for the baby, but she just says “keep it” as she walks away! It’s only 51 cents, so I thank her and use it to pay for my combs.

As I left the store I was amazed at the way things went, I showed her a small act of kindness and she returned it with another act of kindness! It’s not as hard as we think to show the world a little of God’s love!