Some stuff i got from an email, i thought i'd share it with the sangat...
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Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think
about little Jamie Scott.Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would
not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him
after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and
excitement. "Guess what Mom," he shouted, and then said those words that will
remain a lesson to me: "I've been chosen to clap and cheer."
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A lesson in "heart" is my little 10 year old daughter, Sarah, who
was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the
time.She came home one beautiful spring day to tell me she had competed in
"field day" that's where they have lots of races and other
competitive events. Because of her leg support, my mind raced as I tried to think of
encouragement for my Sarah, things I could say to her about not
letting this get her down, but before I could get a word out, she said
"Daddy, I won two of the races!" I couldn't believe it!
And then Sarah said, "I had an advantage." Ah. I knew it. I thought
she must have been given a head start...some kind of physical advantage. But again, before I could say anything, she said,
"Daddy, I didn't get a head start...My advantage was I had to try harder!"
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An Eye Witness Account from New York City, on a cold
day in December:
A little boy about 10 years old was standing before a
shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through
the window, and shivering with cold.
A lady approached the boy and said, "My little fellow,
why are you looking so earnestly in that window?"
"I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the
boy's reply.
The lady took him by the hand and went into the store
and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks
for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a
basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to
her.
She took the little fellow to the back part of the
store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his
little feet, and dried them with a towel. By this time
the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair
upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of
shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and
gave them to him. She patted him on the head and
said, "No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more
comfortable now?"
As she turned to go, the astonished lad caught her by
the hand, and looking up in her face, with tears in
his eyes, answered the question with these
words: "Are you God's Wife?"