As the snows come down and winter settles in for its season, I am reminded of a story from somewhere, sometime ago.
There was a child who had baked his first loaf of bread. He was very pleased with the color, being a light brown, and with the aroma, a sweet smell to the senses. The child told his father whom had overseen the baking process, that he wished to dedicate the loaf to the Lord as a first fruit. His father was pleased and suggested the boy take it to the church down the road and present it to the priest.
It was very cold outside as snow and ice had been coming down for the past two days. Nevertheless, the boy put on his coat and mittens, his trusty boots, and placed the bread in a basket. He had no cover for the basket but knew the church was only a short distance away and it would not take him long to get there.
The boy started out the door and went through the gate. As he was proceeding down the road a bird flew on the basket and pecked a piece of bread from it. The boy shooed it away. Soon another bird come and did the same thing. Then another, and another till there were only a few crumbs left in the basket. As the boy reached the church he was crying and very upset that his prized loaf of bread was gone. He kept thinking,” If only I had covered it I would have brought great pleasure to the priest. For I know it was most excellent bread.”
As the boy went up the path to the door of the church the priest met him. “Son,” he said “Why are you so upset and tearful. Please tell me.” So the boy gave an account of what had happened. The priest, squatting down so as to be equal with the boy, said. “Was it not in your heart to give this bread to the Lord even before you left the house?” The boy answered and said that it was. The priest then spoke with the child ever so softly and said, “When you thought in your heart to give the loaf to the Lord, it became His. And look what He has down with it. He has feed His birds, who were hungry, but are now full. There is no seed for them as the ice and snow has covered the ground.”
The priest then looked in the boys teary eyes and said, “Well done good and faithful child.” He then took him to an area by the stove and they had hot chocolate as the child warmed up.
-Author known only to me.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Annoying Things To Do In An Elevator
1) CRACK open your briefcase or handbag, peer Inside and ask "Got enough air in there?"
2) STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.
3) WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.
4) GREET everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.
5) MEOW occasionally.
6) STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM" - and back away slowly.
7) SAY -"DING" at each floor.
8) SAY "I wonder what all these do?" And push all the red buttons.
9) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
10) STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."
11) WHEN the elevator is silent, look around and ask: "Is that your beeper?"
12) TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.
13) DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."
14) WHEN there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.
15) PUSH the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.
16) ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.
17) HOLD the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Greg, How's your day been?"
18) DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"
19) BRING a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.
20) PRETEND you're a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the Passengers.
21) SWAT at flies that don't exist.
22) CALL out "Group hug" then enforce it.
23) If the lift is full of women you look at the floor and say, "Nobody move their feet, my pet rat is on the loose". (Spiders and roaches work good too).
24) WALK on with a cool box that says "human head" on the side.
25) SPEAK into a mobile phone and say, "Yeah, the doctor said it was very contagious".
2) STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.
3) WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.
4) GREET everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.
5) MEOW occasionally.
6) STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM" - and back away slowly.
7) SAY -"DING" at each floor.
8) SAY "I wonder what all these do?" And push all the red buttons.
9) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
10) STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."
11) WHEN the elevator is silent, look around and ask: "Is that your beeper?"
12) TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.
13) DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."
14) WHEN there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.
15) PUSH the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.
16) ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.
17) HOLD the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Greg, How's your day been?"
18) DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"
19) BRING a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.
20) PRETEND you're a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the Passengers.
21) SWAT at flies that don't exist.
22) CALL out "Group hug" then enforce it.
23) If the lift is full of women you look at the floor and say, "Nobody move their feet, my pet rat is on the loose". (Spiders and roaches work good too).
24) WALK on with a cool box that says "human head" on the side.
25) SPEAK into a mobile phone and say, "Yeah, the doctor said it was very contagious".
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