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    1. God's Boxes
    2. C. Y. Watkins
    3. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8ADD76E65E405EA40FA43855 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought some of you might enjoy this. Carol --------------8ADD76E65E405EA40FA43855 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="God's Boxes.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="God's Boxes.txt" : I have in my hands two boxes : Which God gave me to hold : He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black, : And all your joys in the gold." : : I heeded His words, and in the two boxes : Both my joys and sorrows I stored : But though the gold became heavier each day : The black was as light as before. : : With curiosity, I opened the black : I wanted to find out why : And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole : Which my sorrows had fallen out by. : : I showed the hole to God, and mused aloud, : "I wonder where my sorrows could be." : He smiled a gentle smile at me." : "My child, they're all here with me." : : I asked, "God, why give me the boxes, : Why the gold, and the black with the hole?" : "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, : : The black is for you to let go." : : We should consider all of our friends a blessing. : Send this to a friend today just to let them know you : Are Thinking of them and that they are a joy in your life. : A ball is a circle, No beginning, no end. : It keeps us together Like our Circle of Friends : But the treasure inside for you to see : Is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me. : Today I pass the friendship ball to you. : Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you..... : : --------------8ADD76E65E405EA40FA43855--

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