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Such a touching poem.............enjoy.   CHURCH HID IN THE WEEDS

Just two little boys
 walking down a dusty lane.....
 They came upon this old white house..
 with broken window panes

 The paint was faded, the shine was gone...
 the grass had grown so high....
 still they made their little feet
 go see what was inside.

 They opened up the squeaky door
 and then it came to light....
 This must have been an old church house...
 once upon a time.

 Dirty, dusty wooden pews...
 a pulpit that still stood...
 A Bible laid upon it....
 though the pages weren't too good.

 An offering plate and song books too...
 were lying on the floor.
 They must have left this old church fast... the day they closed these doors.

 And over in the corner...
 a piano was still there.
 it must have played a pretty tune..
 but I guess nobody cared.

 So little Bill looked up at Tommy..
 and Tommy looked at Bill...
 Why don't we clean this old church up,
 and get these old pews filled?'

 They took a rag and wiped the dust...
 to try and make things shine..
 And then they took the offering plate...
 and put in it their last dime.

 They took a broom and swept the floor...
 and picked up broken glass....
 They got it all so nice and neat...
 and then they mowed the grass.

 They lifted up the old church sign...
 and stood it by a tree...
 right down by that old dirt road
 where everyone could see.

 They ran back home, to find Daddy gone
 but their Momma was inside...
 Just to find her hurt again...
 where Daddy had made her cry.

 'Don't cry Momma, wipe those tears,'
 Little Bill and Tommy smiled...
 'Caus e! we have a big surprise for you....
 just down the road a mile.'

 Hand in hand they tugged at her.
 until they made her run....
 'What is it Bill, Oh Tommy,
 just what have you two kids done?'

 And then they came upon the house...
 once hidden by the weeds...
 and there it stood a country church...
 just like it used to be.

 'But what is it, Mother? What's with your tears?
 We thought this would bring you joy.'
 'Yes, but hush kids now and listen close... 
 my two sweet precious boys.'

 They both got quiet and stood real still...
 for the words they heard so true....
 was Daddy praying in the church...
 with his head bowed on the pew.

 'Forgive me Lord! Forgive me Lord!
 though I'm not worthy of Your love...
 shine down on this sinner man
 sweet Salvation from above.'

 'For I've been out in the world, You know..
 living my life all wrong...
 until I came upon this church;
 the place where I belong.'

 'I never noticed it before...
 all those times I passed it up..
 I guess I wasn't looking, Lord...
 or maybe I was drunk.'

 'Bless oh Lord, yes, bless oh Lord...
 the one who made me see..
 this little church that used to hide...
 behind all those tall weeds.'

  And then he raised his head and stood...
 with his hands high in the air...
 to find two dirty, tear-faced boys...
 with Momma standing there.

 They ran up to him, hugged him tight...
 as their tears fell on the floor.
 'Don't worry kids, I'm not the Dad,
 the one you 've known before.'

 Things are different for us now..
 so keep on those pretty smiles...
 and let's go gather people in...
 to walk down these church aisles.'

 Then Bill looked up at Tommy...
 and Tommy looked at Bill...
 'Come on brother, let's get to work...
 to get these old pews filled.'

 'For we need no special blessing...
 for cleaning up this church...
 'cause, God gave us back our Daddy..
 and that's more than gold is worth.'

 Sunday morning, pews all filled
 and smiles on every face...
 Especially two little country boys...
 the ones who found this place.

 Though it was hid back in the weeds...
 and so far out of sight...
 Nothing's ever hard to find
 if you're walking toward God's light.

 1 John 1:7 we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have
 fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son
 cleanses us from all sin.'

 Won't you please share this with people you want to be blessed.

 Expect the unexpected...Have A Happy Day!!!!!

     

> I've seen this before, and I've not seen it posted here, but with our country the way it is right now I thinks its a good time to post it. > 

 Subject:  Remarks from CBS Sunday Morning (everyone
should read)

 

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS
Sunday Morning Commentary.

My confession:

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. 
And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those
beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees..  I don't feel
threatened.  I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they
are:  Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to
me.  I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me
in a ghetto.  In fact, I kind of like it.  It shows that we
are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It
doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a
key intersection near my beach house in Malibu .  If people want a
crèche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards
away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't
think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. 
I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed
around, period.  I have no idea where the concept came from that
America is an explicitly atheist country.  I can't find it in the
Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God
as we understand Him?  I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old,
too.  But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and
Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to..

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this
is a little different:  This is not intended to be a joke; 
it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?'
(regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and
insightful response.  She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened
by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out
of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our
lives.  And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly
backed out..  How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His
protection if we demand He leave us alone?'

In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings,
etc.  I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was
murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in
our schools, and we said OK.  Then someone said you better not read
the Bible in school.  The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou
shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself.  And we said
OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when
they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we
might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We
said an expert should know what he's talking about.  And we said
OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill
strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure
it out.  I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE
SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why
the world's going to hell.  Funny how we believe what the
newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.  Funny how you
can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when
you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about
sharing.  Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass
freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in
the school and workplace.

Are you laughing yet?

Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to
many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or
what they will think of you for sending it.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
than what God thinks of us.

Pass it on if you think it has merit.  If not then just discard
it... no one will know you did.  But, if you discard this thought
process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is
in. 

My Best Regards,  Honestly and respectfully, Ben Stein

And I agree with him.  GOD Bless America  and GOD Bless you too.