"MESSAGE FROM A MOM TO HER CHILD......"
 
I gave you life,
   but cannot live it for you.
 
I can give you directions,
   but I cannot be the.re to lead you.
 
I can take you to church
  , but I cannot make you believe.
 
I can buy you beautiful clothes,
   but I cannot make you beautiful inside.
 
I can give you love,
   but I cannot force it upon you.
 
I can teach you to share,
   but I cannot make you unselfish.
 
I can teach you respect,
   but I cannot force you to show honor.
 
I can advise you about friends,
   but cannot choose them for you.
 
I can advise you about sex,
   but I cannot keep you pure.
 
I can tell you about alcohol & drugs,
   but I cannot say "no" for you.
 
I can tell you about lofty goals,
   but I cannot achieve them for you.
 
I can teach you about kindness,
   but I cannot force you to be gracious.
 
I can pray for you,
   but I cannot make you walk with God.
 
I can tell you how to live,
   but I cannot give you eternal life.
 
I can love you with unconditional love all of my life
   ....and I will.

--Author Unknown


 
 
Greg Hopper
 
"Why is it that when we talk to God we're said
to be praying, but when God talks to us
we're schizophrenic?"
- Lily Tomlin -
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