This is a great poem!
A new minister was
walking with an older,
more seasoned minister
in the garden one day.
more seasoned minister
in the garden one day.
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Feeling a bit insecure
about what God
had for him to do,
he was asking the older
about what God
had for him to do,
he was asking the older
preacher for some advice.
The older preacher walked
up to a rosebush and
handed the young preacher
a rosebud and told him to
a rosebud and told him to
open it without tearing
off any of the petals.
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The young preacher
looked in disbelief at
looked in disbelief at
the older preacher and
was trying to figure out
what a rosebud could
what a rosebud could
possibly have to do
with his wanting to
with his wanting to
know the will of God for
his life and ministry.
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But because of his great
respect for the older
preacher, he proceeded
to try to unfold the rose,
while keeping every petal
while keeping every petal
intact.
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It wasn't long before he
realized how impossible
this was to do.
this was to do.
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Noticing the younger
preacher's inability
to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it,
the older preacher
began to recite the
to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it,
the older preacher
began to recite the
following poem...
"It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine."
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"The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so easily,
But in my hands they die."
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"If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?"
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"So I'll trust in God for leading
Each moment of my day.
I will look to God for guidance
In each step along the way."
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine."
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"The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so easily,
But in my hands they die."
~
"If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?"
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"So I'll trust in God for leading
Each moment of my day.
I will look to God for guidance
In each step along the way."
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"The path that lies before me,
Only my Lord and Savior knows.
I'll trust God to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose."
Only my Lord and Savior knows.
I'll trust God to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose."
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