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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 06 2007 : 3:19:45 PM
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I have in my hands two boxes
which God gave me to hold
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black,
and all your joys in the gold."
I heeded his words, and in the two boxes
Both my joys and sorrows I would store
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 aloud,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be."
He smiled a gentle smile at me.
"My child, they're all here with me."
I asked, "God, why give 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."
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2007 : 6:59:59 PM
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| AMEN! Susan |
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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
703 Posts
Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
703 Posts |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 08:48:05 AM
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| SO much truth in this little poem. Thanks for sharing it, Cristine. Nance |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 12:29:08 PM
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Thanks for that. I need that perspective today.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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