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Beatrice's Column

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months

he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing
his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As
Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had
purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into
his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a
fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful
wrapped gift box.

Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and
found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in
gold.

Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your
money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the
Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He
had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realised his father was
very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him
since that graduation day.

Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him
his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his
son.

He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he
arrived
at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He
began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new
Bible, just as he had left it years ago.

With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.

His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye,
being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more
shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask
Him?"

As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.

It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports
car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the
words...

PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged
as we expected?

Tiny Souls

God just loves hearing from them!

Dear GOD,
Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones,
why don't you just keep the ones you have?
--Amy

Dear GOD.
Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they
had their own rooms. It works with my brother.
--Larry

Dear GOD.
If you watch me in Church Sunday, I'll show You my new shoes.
--Mickey

Dear GOD,
I bet it is very hard for You to love all of everybody in the
whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do
it.
--Nan

Dear GOD,
In school they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on
vacation?
--Jane

Dear GOD,
I read the Bible. What does "begat" mean? Nobody will tell me.
Love Alison

Dear GOD,
Are You really invisible or is it just a trick?
--Lucy

Dear GOD,
Is it true my father won't get in Heaven if he uses his
bowling words in the house?
--Anita

Dear GOD,
Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?
--Norma

Dear GOD,
Who draws the lines around the countries?
--Jan

Dear GOD,
I went to this wedding and they kissed right in Church. Is that okay?
--Neal

Dear GOD,
What does it mean, You are a Jealous GOD? I thought You had
everything.
-- Jane

Dear GOD,
Did You really mean "do unto others as they do unto you"?
because if You did, then I'm going to fix my brother.
--Darla

Dear GOD,
Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.
--Joyce

Dear GOD,
It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad! He
said some things about You that people are not supposed to say, but I
hope you will not hurt him anyway.
Your friend,
(But I am not going to tell You who I am.)

Dear GOD,
Why is Sunday school on Sunday? I thought it was supposed
to be our day of rest.
--Tom L.

Dear GOD,
Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before. You
can look it up.
--Bruce

Dear GOD,
If we come back as something--Please don't let me be Jennifer
Horton, because I hate her.
--Denise.

Dear GOD,
If You give me a genie like Aladdin, I will give You anything
You want, except my money or my chess set.
--Raphael

Dear GOD,
My brother is a rat !! You should give him a tail. Ha! Ha!
--Danny

Dear GOD,
I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big but not with
so much hair all over.
--Tom

Dear GOD,
You don't have to worry about me. I always look both ways.
--Dean

Dear GOD,
I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions.
--Ruth M.

Dear GOD,
I think about You sometimes even when I'm not praying.
--Elliott

Dear GOD,
Of all the people who work for You I like Noah and David the best.
--Rob

Dear GOD,
My brother told me about being born but it doesn't sound
right. He's just kidding, isn't he?
--Marsha

Dear GOD,
I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the Bible.
-- Love Chris

Dear GOD,
We read Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday school they
said You did it. So I bet he stole your idea.
--Sincerely, Donna

Dear GOD,
The bad people laughed at Noah- "You made an ark on dry land
you fool." But he was smart, he stuck with You. That's what I would
do.
--Eddie

Dear GOD,
I do not think anybody could be a better GOD. Well I just
want You to know but I am not just saying that because You are GOD
already.
--Charles.

Dear GOD,
I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset
You made on Tuesday. That was cool.
--Eugene

OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN WHO TOLD YOU MY NAME?
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL DO WHAT I WANT.
Wariara Ngotho

-- Stuart Hample and Eric Marshall