This message is from: "Linda Thornsberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
God's Boxes >I have in my hands two boxes >Which God gave me to hold. >He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, >And all your joys in the gold." > >I heeded His words, and in the two boxes >Both my joys and sorrows I stored. > >But though the gold became heavier each day >The black was as light as before. >With curiosity, I opened the black, >I wanted to find out why, >And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole >Which my sorrows had fallen out by. > >I showed the hole to God, and mused, >"I wonder where my sorrows could be." >He smiled a gentle smile and said, >"My child,they're all here with me." > >I asked God, why He gave me the boxes, >Why the gold, and the black with the hole? >"My child, the gold is for you to count your >blessings, The black is for you to let go." > >We should consider all of our friends a blessing. >Send this to a friend today just to let them >know you are thinking of them >that they are a joy in your life: >A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. >It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends >But the treasure inside for you to see >Is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me. >Today I pass the friendship ball to you. >Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you...