~ God's Rosebud Poem ~

This is a great poem!

  

  

A new minister was 

walking with an older,
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 

preacher for some advice.

  

 

The older preacher walked 

up to a rosebush and 

handed the young preacher
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 

the older preacher and 

was trying to figure out
what a rosebud could 

possibly have to do
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 

intact.

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It wasn't long before he 

realized how impossible
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 

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."

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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."
 

 

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Thoughts To Ponder

Isn't this the truth and I wonder why I bothered working all those years?

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Why Are Whites Racists?

I have been wondering about why 

Whites are racists,

And no other race is...

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Proud to be White

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Michael Richards makes his point...

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Michael Richards better known as Kramer

From TVs' Seinfeld does make a good point.

This was his defense speech in court

After making racial comments in his comedy act.
In it he raised a few interesting points...

Someone finally said it.

But how many are actually paying attention to this?

There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, 

Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc.

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And then there are just Americans...

You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction.

You call me 'White boy', 'Cracker', 'Honkey', 'Whitey', 'Caveman'...

And that's OK...
But when I call you Nigger, Kike,

Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink...

You call me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you...
So why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live in?

You have the United Negro College Fund.

You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah.
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP.
You have BET...

Imagine if we had WET

(White Entertainment Television)...

We'd be racists.

If we had a White Pride Day,

You would call us racists.

If we had White History Month,

We'd be racists.

If we had any organization for whites 

only to 'advance' OUR lives,

We'd be racists.

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We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 

a Black Chamber of Commerce,

And then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that???

A white woman could not be in the

Miss Black American pageant,

But any color can be in the Miss America pageant.

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If we had a college fund that only 

gave white students scholarships...

You know we'd be racists.

There are over 60 openly proclaimed

Black Colleges in the US ...
Yet if there were 'White colleges',

That would be a racist college.

In the Million Men March,

You believed that you were marching 

for your race and rights.
If we marched for our race and rights,

You would call us racists.

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange,

And you're not afraid to announce it.
But when we announce our white pride,

You call us racists.

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us.
But,

When a white police officer shoots 

a black gang member or beats up 

a black drug dealer running from the law 

and posing a threat to society, 

you call him a racist.

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I am proud...

But you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?

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There is nothing improper

About this e-mail...
But let's see which of you are 

proud enough to send it on.
I sadly don't think many will.

That's why

We have LOST most of OUR RIGHTS

In this country.
We won't stand up for ourselves!

BE PROUD

   ~    TO-BE-WHITE!
It's not a crime YET...

But getting very close! 

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~ Funny Seniors ~

Seniors Can Be Funny At Times

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(( FUNNY ))

Just For Fun!

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VACATION PLANS!

~      ~         My 2013 Vacation Plans, in case you want to join me….   I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots.  Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I've also never been in Cognito.  I hear no one recognizes you there. I have, however, been in Sane.  They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there.  I have made several trips there, thanks to my children, friends, family and work. I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore. I have also been in Doubt.  That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often. I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm. Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older. One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense!  It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart!  At my age I need all the stimuli I can get! I may have been in Continent, and I don't remember what country I was in.  It's an age thing.  They tell me it is very wet and damp there.  ~  Today is one of the many National Mental Health Days throughout the year.  From one unstable person to another... I hope everyone is happy in your head - we're all doing pretty well in mine!  ~  Do you want to go on this vacation with me?   ~    ~

How Asparagus Was Named

One Great Oldie Worth Repeating!

  

  

A sixth grade child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible.

Here is what he wrote;

The Children's Bible in a Nutshell

In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says,

"The Lord thy God is one," but I think He must be a lot older than that.

Anyway, God said, "Give me a light!" and someone did.

Then God made the world.

He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet.

Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden ... Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars.

Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel. Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something.

One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check.

After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat.

Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable.

God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top Ten Commandments. These include: don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's stuff.

Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humor thy father and thy mother.

One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town.

After Joshua came David. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me.

After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore.

There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them.

After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The New Testament. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn too, because my mom is always saying to me, "Close the door! Were you born in a barn?" It would be nice to say, ''As a matter of fact, I was.'')

During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Republicans. Jesus also had twelve opossums. The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him.

Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount. But the Democrats and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.

Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.

(Nothing bad will happen if you don't forward this, but if you do forward this delightful story you'll make someone LAUGH today, and they'll keep spreading the laughter by sending it on!)
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