Sunday, December 02, 2007

The Check-Up





I went to the Lord’s Clinic to have my routine
check-up and I confirmed I was ill:
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When Jesus took my blood pressure, He saw I was low in tenderness.
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When he read my temperature, the thermometer
registered 40º of anxiety.
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He ran an electrocardiogram and found that I needed several "love bypasses" since my arteries were blocked with loneliness and could not provide for an empty heart.
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I went to orthopedics, because I could not walk by my brother’s side and I could not hug my friends, since I had fractured myself when tripping with envy.
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He also found I was shortsighted, since I could not see beyond the shortcomings of my brothers and sisters.
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When I complained about deafness, the diagnostic was that I had stopped listening to Jesus’ voice talking to me on a daily basis.
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For all of that, Jesus gave me a free consultation thanks to his mercifulness, so my pledge is to, once I leave this clinic, only take the natural remedies he prescribed through his words of truth:
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Every morning, take a full glass of gratitude.
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When getting to work, take one spoon of peace.
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Every hour, take one pill of patience, one cup of brotherhood and one glass of humility.
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When getting home, take one dose of love.
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When getting to bed, take two caplets of clear conscience.
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Do not give in into sadness or desperation for what you are going through today.
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God knows how you feel......
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God knows exactly and with perfection what is being allowed to happen to you in your life at this precise moment.
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God’s purpose for you is simply perfect.
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He wants to show you things that only you can understand by living what you are living, and by being in the place you are now.
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May God give you...
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For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.
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Tomorrow, we will be taking a loooong day trip, leaving early in the morning and returning tomorrow night. We need to attend a funeral for a family member...the wife of hub's deceased brother.
All of you have a great Monday! Take care....

8 comments:

crabby old man said...

may god give you the same.
have a safe trip

-eve- said...

Reading this gives me a peaceful feeling... :-)

Mike Minzes said...

You have been tagged!!!

Jackie said...

crabby: Thank you, Sir!

eve: and, more peace to you!

mike m: appreciate how you're always working to keep bloggers in contact with each other! It will be a couple of days before I can respond to the tag. Lot going on right now. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Inspired

Good luck and see you in a couple of days. Have a productive week.

cfs

Terry said...

Have a good trip! Yep, we can get through all of our struggles with God's help. I know I need to be more kind and more patient. Good reminder. :)

Now that I mention it, you do always do a great job reminded me to be better... be more kind, take better care of my home and you are good example of how to serve my community. Keep up the good work.

Tapline said...

Inspired,,,,You do inspire me. You take a simple truth God is love and make it prose. Thanks for the wake-up call.....stay well.....

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

I loved that...

love you too...