Today is Tuesday, April 6th, 2004; Karen's Korner #267
A couple of short thoughts and a joke:
Shared by Kim Lee, from her daily calendar last week:
It's a wonderful world, and it always will be if we keep our eyes open and focused to see the wonderful things man is capable of when he opens his heart to God and His love.
~~~ Helen Steiner Rice
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From the day you were born till you ride in a hearse,
there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse.
-- American Proverb
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a
human being can alter his life by altering his
attitude.
-- William James
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Subject: How do you get to heaven?
I was testing the children in my Sunday school class
to see if they understood the concept of getting to
heaven.
I asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a
big garage sale and gave all my money to the church,
would that get me into Heaven?"
"NO!" the children answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard,
and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me
into Heaven?"
Again, the answer was, "NO!"
By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!
"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy
to all the children, and loved my husband, would that
get me into Heaven?" I asked them again.
Again, they all answered, "NO!"
I was just bursting with pride for them.
Well, I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted out,
"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD."
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