Having Lunch with God!

HAVING LUNCH WITH GOD


A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her some chips. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As twilight approached, 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 old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her 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? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?" She replied! "I ate potato chips in the park with God." However, before her son responded, she 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. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!
Have lunch with God ...... bring chips.
Send this to people who have touched your life in a special way. Let them know how important they are.
I did!!!!
God still sits on the throne the devil is a liar. You may be going through a tough time right now but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith.

Faith Like a Grain of Mustard Seed
The mustard seed is as sturdy as a weed.
It can take hold anywhere -- among rocks,
along putrid ditches, in country gardens,
along paths that lead deep into the woods.
No matter where it takes root, it takes over.
My faith has been more like a mysterious fish.
It can remain so still it fades into the beige
background or moves so quickly through rough
water, it appears to be no more than a ripple
of a wave. It will nibble at almost anything
it thinks can sustain it. Worse, it can be caught
by simply rubbing its belly -- and Lord knows
the world is still filled with people who hold
the secret of tickling fish. Sometimes my faith
is like a straw fence put up to hold back a raging
fire. It can be consumed with such furor, not
even ashes remain one minute, and burst into a
celestial umbrella that sheds the rains of doubt like
water off a duck's back. I wonder if it has a sense
of humor or what waits in the white rage of its laughter?
--Fredrick Zydek Omaha, Neb.

INDIAN DEVIL

A man dies and goes to hell. There he finds that there is a different hell for each country. He goes to the German hell and asks, "What do they do here?" He told, "First they put you in an electric chair for An hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then The German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day."The man does not like the sound of that at all,so he moves on. He checks out the USA hell as well as the Russian hell and many more. He discovers that they are all more or less the same as the German hell. Then he comes to the Indian hell and finds that there is a long line of people waiting to get in. Amazed, he asks, "What do they do here?" He told, "First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the Indian devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day." "But that is exactly the same as all the other hells - why are there so many people waiting to get in?""Because maintenance is so bad that the electric chair does not work,someone has stolen all the nails from the bed, and the devil is a former Govt servant, so he comes in, signs the register and then goes to the canteen.

THOUGHTS TO KEEP

SEARCH FOR TRUTH… …
and YOU SHALL FIND BEAUTY;SEARCH FOR BEAUTY… …
and YOU SHALL FIND LOVE;SEARCH FORLOVE… …
and YOU SHALL FIND GOD;SEARCH FOR GOD… …
and YOU SHALL HAVE THEM ALL.

Worry is the darkroom in which“negatives” are developed.

GOD is ALWAYS PLAYING CHESS with EACH OF US.
HE MAKES MOVES in OUR LIFE
and THEN SITS BACK TO SEE HOW WE REACT to THE CHALLENGE.
SO MAKE the BEST MOVE.

THOUGHTS TO KEEP

Forgiveness
Jesus said to turn the other cheek He also said to forgive 7 times 70 Easy for Him to say He was God Or at least the son of God How do I get to the place Where I forgive those Who disrespect me and malign me Those who could care less about my feelings Yet I still care about theirs Why is forgiveness so hard Why does it take so much out of you Why is it easier to hold on to a grudge Rather than to let it go Am I doing something wrong If it is true that we are to love others As we love ourselves And we stay mad at ourselves For our misdeeds and misdoing Is it realistic to easily forgive someone If you extend the olive branch Of friendship and kindness and forgiveness And it is not returned Should you really keep trying Even if you feel it is a lost cause Or will persistence win the day With the honesty and sincerity of words Be recognized and acknowledged Followed by a reasonable attempt To let bygones be bygones Is this one of the famous battles Between head and heart With both having opposing views But the same hold on your psyche Neither winning, neither losing Sometimes I wonder If our lack of ability to forgive Is truly more rooted in our Bruised ego and hurt feelings Perhaps the pain we feel is comforting If I were to release my anger and my pain Only to be knocked again Who becomes the bigger fool Me for trying Or them for doing I wish that such matters were as easy As a game of tic-tac-toe Or perhaps it is Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose Neither happens if you don't take a chance So I resolve to forgive To be the bigger and better person Give of myself as I would want others To give to me And perhaps this time everyone will win.

THOUGHTS TO KEEP

TOMOROW IS A BLANK PAGE
JUST WAITING TO BE FILLED
WITH YOUR DREAMS....

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE YOURSELF
AND LIVE THE STORY THATNO ONE CAN LIVE...
THE STORY
OF YOUR OWN UNIQUE LIFE.
BE PROUD.
BE CONFIDENT
AND MOT OF ALL,BE HAPPY

HAVE A NICE TOMORROW!!

FR.GINU MATHILAKATHU CMI

Thought for the Day

Thoughts for the Day

EVERY DAY BRINGS NEWS CHANCES to GROW,
NEW BEAUTY TO SEE,
NEW PLANS TO DO and
GOALS TO PURSUE…
EVERY NEW DAY LIKE TODAY
is GOD’S MIRACLE of LIFE.

No one is rich enough to buy back the past
and if you have the courage to do
what is right today,
you can be the richest one tomorrow.


The GREATEST PATH TOWARDS FULFILLMENT
is NOT IN KNOWING WHAT WE WANT
and HOW TO GET IT,
BUT in KNOWING WHAT WE HAVE
and HOW TO SHARE IT.

Count not the leaves that had fallen
in the garden of your life
but rather count, behold and
be happy about the flowers
that blossom in it.

Fr.Ginu Mathilakathu cmi Read more.. http://frginu.blogspot.com/