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World in Pieces
"A bone-weary father dragged into his home late one evening tired. It had been one of those unbelievable days of pressure, deadlines, and demands. He looked forward to a time of relaxation and quietness. Exhausted, he picked up the evening paper and headed for his favorite easy chair by the fireplace. About the time he got his shoes untied, his five-year-old son jumped into his lap with an exciting grin on his face.
'Hi, Dad, . . . let's play!'
He loved his boy dearly, but his need for a little time alone to repair and think was, for the moment, a greater need than time with Junior. But how could he maneuver it?
There had been a recent moon probe and the newspaper carried a huge picture of earth. With a flash of much needed insight, the dad asked his boy to bring a pair of scissors and some transparent tape.
Quickly, he cut the picture of earth into various shapes and sizes, then handed the pile of homemade jigsaw puzzle pieces to him.
'You tape it all back together, Danny, then come on back and we'll play, okay?'
Off scampered the child to his room as dad breathed a sigh of relief. But in less than ten minutes the boy bounded back with everything perfectly taped in place. Stunned, the father asked: 'How'd you do it so fast son?'
'Aw, it was easy, Daddy. You see, there is this picture of a man on the back of the sheet . . . and when you put the man together, the world comes together.'
And so it is in life. When we put the Man (Jesus Christ) in His rightful place, it's amazing what happens to our world.
Written by Charles Swindoll, Strengthening Your Grip
"This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has
given me life." (Psalm 119:50)
Submitted by Richard
World in Pieces
"A bone-weary father dragged into his home late one evening tired. It had been one of those unbelievable days of pressure, deadlines, and demands. He looked forward to a time of relaxation and quietness. Exhausted, he picked up the evening paper and headed for his favorite easy chair by the fireplace. About the time he got his shoes untied, his five-year-old son jumped into his lap with an exciting grin on his face.
'Hi, Dad, . . . let's play!'
He loved his boy dearly, but his need for a little time alone to repair and think was, for the moment, a greater need than time with Junior. But how could he maneuver it?
There had been a recent moon probe and the newspaper carried a huge picture of earth. With a flash of much needed insight, the dad asked his boy to bring a pair of scissors and some transparent tape.
Quickly, he cut the picture of earth into various shapes and sizes, then handed the pile of homemade jigsaw puzzle pieces to him.
'You tape it all back together, Danny, then come on back and we'll play, okay?'
Off scampered the child to his room as dad breathed a sigh of relief. But in less than ten minutes the boy bounded back with everything perfectly taped in place. Stunned, the father asked: 'How'd you do it so fast son?'
'Aw, it was easy, Daddy. You see, there is this picture of a man on the back of the sheet . . . and when you put the man together, the world comes together.'
And so it is in life. When we put the Man (Jesus Christ) in His rightful place, it's amazing what happens to our world.
Written by Charles Swindoll, Strengthening Your Grip
"This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has
given me life." (Psalm 119:50)
Submitted by Richard
