foodforthesoul – Prayer46 – THE GIFT OF PEACE two stories – ______________________________ BURNT TOAST – When I was a kid, my mom would prepare special breakfast every now and then. And I remember one night long ago, after a long, hard day at work, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! – When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Honey, I loved the toast.” Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his burned toast. – He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s real tired. And besides – a burnt toast never hurt anyone!” You know, – life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people – I’m not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. What I’ve learned over the years is that – learning to accept each others faults and choosing to celebrate each others differences is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship – And that’s my prayer – that all of us will learn to – take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of our lives and lay them at the feet of God because in the end He’s the only One who will be able to give us a relationship where a burnt toast isn’t a really a big deal – understanding is the base of any relationship be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friends – don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket keep it in your own and don’t you ever forget to eat burnt toast when it passes your way you will discover it is spiritually delicious – from artz anonymous from the internet – ______________________________ THE STORM INSIDE US – coming to office late i found spilled coffee at my desk i simply cleaned the mess and started working as if nothing happened – at the end of the day when everyone had left the secretary notorious for having a chip on her shoulders and avoided by everyone came up to me and said in tears – – i’m sorry I am such a coward i spilled the coffee on your table i come to apologize because i have never seen such patience and good will i would have gone into a rage – i replied – no one can hurt you without your consent if you find spilled coffee at your office table never ask who did it you will just embarrass him you can go into a rage or silently squirm or you can smile and say it’s not worth your ulcers – if you will to be hurt then it will consume you if you will to smile then it will emancipate you – the entire office got the shock of their lives when they saw the secretary change overnight the chip on her shoulder vanished replace by a big smile she became prettier for the soul reflects the body – she brought me coffee everyday as soon as i came in everyone was asking how i did it i said – simple, be calm when you see a storm coming then you will discover that the storm was really inside you but you made it go away if she brews a new storm kill it instantly with good will – the gift of inner peace has been inside us even before we were born it is primordial and part of creation we many times resist its power Lord Creator of the universe teach us the power of Your inner peace – eastwind – –
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