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A lesson from Mother A lesson from Mother NatureNature

A lesson from Mother A lesson from Mother NatureNature

NAHUM 1:3NAHUM 1:3NAHUM 1:3NAHUM 1:3

I recollect, when a lad, I recollect, when a lad, sitting on a mountain, and sitting on a mountain, and watching a storm as it watching a storm as it came up the valley.came up the valley.

I recollect, when a lad, I recollect, when a lad, sitting on a mountain, and sitting on a mountain, and watching a storm as it watching a storm as it came up the valley.came up the valley.

The heavens were The heavens were filled with blackness, filled with blackness,

and the earth was and the earth was shaken by the voice shaken by the voice

of thunder.of thunder.

The heavens were The heavens were filled with blackness, filled with blackness,

and the earth was and the earth was shaken by the voice shaken by the voice

of thunder.of thunder.

It seemed as though that It seemed as though that fair landscape was utterly fair landscape was utterly changed, and its beauty changed, and its beauty

gone never to return.gone never to return.

It seemed as though that It seemed as though that fair landscape was utterly fair landscape was utterly changed, and its beauty changed, and its beauty

gone never to return.gone never to return.

But the storm swept But the storm swept on, and passed out of on, and passed out of

the valley…the valley…

But the storm swept But the storm swept on, and passed out of on, and passed out of

the valley…the valley…

……And if I had sat in the And if I had sat in the same place on the same place on the

following day, and said:following day, and said:

……And if I had sat in the And if I had sat in the same place on the same place on the

following day, and said:following day, and said:

““Where is that terrible Where is that terrible storm with all its terrible storm with all its terrible

blackness?”blackness?”

““Where is that terrible Where is that terrible storm with all its terrible storm with all its terrible

blackness?”blackness?”

……The grass would have said, The grass would have said, “Part of it is in me,”“Part of it is in me,”

……The grass would have said, The grass would have said, “Part of it is in me,”“Part of it is in me,”

And the daisy would And the daisy would have said, have said,

“Part of it is in me,”“Part of it is in me,”

And the daisy would And the daisy would have said, have said,

“Part of it is in me,”“Part of it is in me,”

And the trees and And the trees and flowers and everything flowers and everything that grows out of the that grows out of the

ground would have said, ground would have said, “Part of the storm is “Part of the storm is incandescent in me.”incandescent in me.”

And the trees and And the trees and flowers and everything flowers and everything that grows out of the that grows out of the

ground would have said, ground would have said, “Part of the storm is “Part of the storm is incandescent in me.”incandescent in me.”

Have you longed for the fruit Have you longed for the fruit of the Spirit, and have you of the Spirit, and have you prayed for sweetness and prayed for sweetness and

gentleness and love?gentleness and love?

Have you longed for the fruit Have you longed for the fruit of the Spirit, and have you of the Spirit, and have you prayed for sweetness and prayed for sweetness and

gentleness and love?gentleness and love?

Have you asked to Have you asked to be made like your be made like your

Lord?Lord?

Have you asked to Have you asked to be made like your be made like your

Lord?Lord?

Then fear not any stormy Then fear not any stormy tempest that may sweep tempest that may sweep

through your life.through your life.

A blessing is in the A blessing is in the storm, and there will be storm, and there will be the rich fruitage in the the rich fruitage in the

“afterward.”“afterward.”

A blessing is in the A blessing is in the storm, and there will be storm, and there will be the rich fruitage in the the rich fruitage in the

“afterward.”“afterward.”

The flowers live by the The flowers live by the tears that fall from the sad tears that fall from the sad

face of the skies;face of the skies;

The flowers live by the The flowers live by the tears that fall from the sad tears that fall from the sad

face of the skies;face of the skies;

And life would have no And life would have no joys at all, were there no joys at all, were there no

watery eyes.watery eyes.

Love thou thy sorrow; Love thou thy sorrow; grief shall bring its own grief shall bring its own excuse in after years:excuse in after years:

Love thou thy sorrow; Love thou thy sorrow; grief shall bring its own grief shall bring its own excuse in after years:excuse in after years:

See how fair a thing See how fair a thing God hath built up God hath built up

from tears.from tears.

See how fair a thing See how fair a thing God hath built up God hath built up

from tears.from tears.

POEM BY HENRY S. POEM BY HENRY S. SUTTONSUTTON

POEM BY HENRY S. POEM BY HENRY S. SUTTONSUTTON

The Rainbow!The Rainbow!The Rainbow!The Rainbow!

““Dear Jesus, Thank you Dear Jesus, Thank you for your unconditional for your unconditional love for me. love for me. FForgive me orgive me for all the things I’ve for all the things I’ve done wrong anddone wrong and please please come into my heart to come into my heart to live there forever. Help live there forever. Help me to know you better me to know you better and to share your love and to share your love with others. Amen.”with others. Amen.”

If you haven’t yet If you haven’t yet received God’s gift of received God’s gift of love to you, you can do love to you, you can do it right now by praying it right now by praying this simple prayer:this simple prayer:

PLEASE PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS!PLEASE PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS!

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