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ADMIRE THEIR UNIQUENESS
Once a wise teacher was speaking to a group of eager young students. He gave them the
assignment to go out and find a small, unnoticed flower somewhere. He asked them
to study the flower for a long time. "Get a magnifiying glass and study the delicate veins
in the leaves, and notice the nuances and shades of color.Turn the leaves slowly and
observe their symmetry. And remenber that this flower might have gone unnoticed
and unapreciated if you had not found and admire it." After the class returned, the
teacher observed, "People are like that. Each one is different, carefully crafted,
uniquely endowed. But you have to spend time with them to know this.
So many people
go unnoticed and unappreciated because no one has ever taken the time with them
and admired their uniqueness."
John Powell
THE ROSE
A young, new preacher was walking along with an older, more seasoned preacher, in the
garden one day. 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, handed
the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it, without tearing off any petals.
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. Because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to
try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn't long before he realized how
impossible this was to do. Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following:
It is only a tiny rosebud,
a flower of God's design.
But, I cannot unfold the petals
with these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
isn't known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
while in my hands it would die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
this flower of God's design;
then how can I have the wisdom
So, I'll trust, in Him,
for leading me every moment of my day.
I will look to Him for His guidance,
each step along the way.
For the path that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold each moment,
just as He unfolds the rose.
Please share this with a friend,
if you enjoyed being reminded to let go .....
and let God unfold your life.
Unknown
BAJO SUS ALAS
La revista "National Geographic" publicó hace años un artículo sobre lo sucedido luego de
un incendio en el Parque Nacional Yellowstone de los E.U. Sofocado el fuego empezó
la labor de evaluación de daños y fue entonces que al caminar por el parque, un
guardabosques encontró una ave calcinada al pie de un árbol, en una posición bastante
extraña, pues no parecía que hubiese muerto escapando o atrapada, simplemente
estaba con sus alas cerradas alrededor desu cuerpo. Cuando el impactado
guardabosques la golpeó suavemente con una vara, tres polluelos vivos emergieron
debajo de las alas de su madre, quien sabiendo que sus hijos no podrían escapar del
fuego, no los abandonó. Tampoco se quedó con ellos en el nido sobre el árbol, donde el
humo sube y el calor se acumula, sino que los llevó quizás uno a uno, a la base del árbol
y ahí dio su vida por salvar las de ellos. ¿Pueden imaginar la escena? El fuego
rodeándolos, los polluelos asustados y la madre muy decidida, infundiéndole paz a sus
hijos, como diciéndoles: "no teman, vengan bajo mis alas, nada les pasará". Tan seguros
estaban al estar ahí tocando sus plumas, aislados del fuego, que ni siquiera habían salido
de allí horas después de apagado el incendio. Estaban totalmente confiados en la
protección de su madre y solo al sentir el golpeteo pensaron que debían salir. ¿Tienes a
quien amar así? ¿Te ha amado alguien así? Quien encuentra un motivo por el cual vale la
pena vivir, encuentra un motivo por el cual vale la pena dar la vida.
Reflexión: Jesús te ama así!!!
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