Lunch & Love... "The Golden Rule"

LUNCH...
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew
it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies
and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he
met an elderly man. The man was sitting in the park just feeding some pigeons.

The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a
drink from his root beer when he noticed that the man looked hungry, so he
offered him a Twinkie.

The man gratefully accepted it and smiled
at boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he
offered him a root beer.

Again, the man smiled at him. The boy was
delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said
a word.

As it grew dark, the boy realized how
tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few
steps, he turned around, ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man gave him his biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own
house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his
face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?

"He replied, "I had lunch with
God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what?
God's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the elderly man, also radiant
with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his
face and he asked," Dad, what did you do today that made you so
happy?"

He replied, "I ate Twinkies in the
park with God." However, before his son responded, he added," You
know, he's much younger than I expected."

Too often we underestimate the power of a
touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the
smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

LOVE..."The Golden Rule"

Our Saviour's Golden Rule.
BE you to others kind and true,
As you'd have others be to you:
And neither do nor say to men,
Whate'er you would not take again.

Matthew 22:37-39 ..."Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Mark 12:28-31 ..."Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" "The most important one, " answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear O Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 'Love the Lord your God will all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself'. There is no commandment greater than these."

1Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.