On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me,' said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, 'One for you, one for me. On for you, one for me..'
He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. 'Come here quick,' said the boy, 'you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls.'
The man said, 'Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk.' When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.
Standing by the fence they heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.'
The old man whispered, 'Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord.'
Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.
At last they heard, 'One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done.' They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.
Proverbs 19:22 "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine..." Sooooo.....SMILE, God Loves You!
2 comments:
Oh yeah! Laughter is like medicine without side effects! Love that story - may I copy?
BTW How are you feeling Sis?
Catherine, I like that, without the side effects. So True! Yes of course you can copy. That's what I did. :) Someone sent it to me and I copied it. LOL!!!
As to how I am feeling, wellll, sometimes I hate to answer that question. If I answer it honestly I feel as though I am complaining and I don't want to do that. But if I don't then I am lying, right?
Soooo, Spiritually I am feeling Fabulously Fantastic!!! Physically, my head feels like it has been hit by a freight train. I can not get rid of this migraine not matter what I do. I do get relief for a bit but it comes right back full force. The pain is so severe that it hurts just to blink my eyes. I know that there is a purpose for all things so I will not complain. All I know is that God is Good!
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