"Christian Voices" (1-22-04)

June 7, 2010

HUMOR

Morris had been playing golf for years. He always used the very finest equipment, but his technique never improved a bit.

His friend Sam watched as he teed up at the first hole and promptly drove a brand new ball into the woods. On the second hole, Morris drove another new ball into a lake. On the third, he lost a new ball in another part of the woods.

"Why don't you use an old ball?" Sam asked.

"I've never had an old ball," Morris said.

.....Mikey's Funnies (funnies-owner@lists.MikeysFunnies.com) (http://www.mikeysFunnies.com) by way of "Christian Voices" (www.ChristianVoicesWorldwide.net)

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THOUGHT PROVOKING – INSPIRATIONAL

In the Old Testament there is a ship story concerning Jonah. He was a runaway. He ran from God’s instructions. He didn’t want to preach to the people of Ninevah because they were so evil. He felt that they were unworthy of God’s mercy and love, so he disobeyed God’s instructions. As he ran from God’s plan, he jumped from the frying pan into the fire, as the ship he was on was rocked terribly by a terrible storm. The crew discovered Jonah was the cause of the disturbance, and threw him overboard. The storm stopped! All worked out well in the end, for Jonah and the crewmembers.

In the New Testament, there is a ship story about Paul. As a prisoner, he was sailing the Mediterranean Sea - destination: Rome. The ocean became very rough, and the entire crew was very scared. They tried variety of methods to rescue the ship and themselves, but the terrible storm raged on unabated for many days. One night an angel of God came to Paul and said, “Do not be afraid, Paul - for you and the lives of all those sailing with you will be saved.” The ship will go down, but the crew and prisoners(276 in all) would be shipwrecked on an island. This is exactly what transpired. None of them drowned.

Jonah was disobedient to God, and had to leave the ship. then the storm calmed. Because of this, the men on the ship stood in awe before Jehovah, and vowed to serve Him.. But in Paul's case, God sent an angel with a calming message that none on board would die.

It is wonderful to have the opportunity to read both the Old and New Testaments and see how God works. Why don’t you try it today?

.....Marion Smith and Mom’s Mailing List by way of Chaplain Notes (ChapnotesMail@aol.com) and "Christian Voices" (www.ChristianVoicesWorldwide.net)

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PART OF THE CHOIR

When I was a boy our church didn’t have a choir so everyone was expected to sing. That didn’t bother me since I was an enthusiastic singer to say the least. Still, my talent didn’t quite match my zest for singing. More often than not I was too loud and off key. Many times my singing would get me a nudge and a look from my older brother. In time, though, I learned to sing more softly and found that even my less than perfect voice blended in beautifully with the choir of joyous singers that was our church.

As I grew up too I found many other ways to sing my soul’s song without using my throat’s voice. One way was by putting a pen to paper and later my fingers to a keyboard. In this way I was able to share the inspiring thoughts, words, and experiences that my Heavenly Father so often gave me. In this way I was able to encourage others as well to choose love, share joy, and grow in oneness with God even as I learned to do so more and more in my own life.

As the years have gone by too I have realized something. I am only one voice in millions out there writing, speaking, and singing out the beautiful truth for all the world to hear. I often see the others online, in newspapers, on television, in books, and even on the street. Some have become rich and famous for the work they have done, but most like me are just delighting in freely sharing the wisdom, joy, love, and light that God has given them.

Now I find myself happy to be a part of a new choir that is doing all it can to bring the glorious music of love to this world. I hope that you will join it as well. You may be just one voice among many, but if you share your soul’s song you can add so much to the choir. It doesn’t matter either if your voice or life is less than perfect. If you sing your song and live your life with love, you can help to make the Earth sound a lot more like Heaven.

.....Joseph J. Mazzella (joemazzella@frontier.com) by way of "Christian Voices" (www.ChristianVoicesWorldwide.net)

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