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Religions > Bible |
| User: |
"• Ninure Saunders" |
| Date: |
03 Jul 2005 02:50:01 PM |
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(~) I Love You Anyway |
(~) I Love You Anyway
The fear of rejection may be one of the most basic fears of the human
experience. Dr. Joe Harding tells a heart-warming story of a man who
finally decided to ask his boss for a raise in salary. It was Friday. He
told his wife that morning what he was about to do, All day the man felt
nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon he summoned the courage
to approach his employer. To his delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The man arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china.
Candles were lighted. His wife had prepared a festive meal. Immediately he
figured that someone from the office had tipped her off! Finding his wife
in the kitchen, he told her the good news. They embraced and kissed, then
sat down to a wonderful meal. Next to his plate the man found a beautiful
lettered note. It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the
raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
While on his way to the kitchen to get dessert he noticed
that a second card had fallen from her pocket. Picking it off the floor,
he read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway!
These things will tell you how much I love you."
Total acceptance! Total love. Her love for him was not
contingent upon his success at work. In fact, just the opposite. If he
were to fail there, if he were to be rejected by his boss he'd be all the
more accepted at home. She stood behind him no matter what; softening the
blows, healing the wounds, believing in him, loving him. We can be
rejected by almost anyone if we're loved by one.
That's the way families can be with each other. And I like to think that's
the way God is with us, too! "We love because he first loved us."
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Pax Christi,
• Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian
Jesus is my Shepherd and He knows I'm Gay
http://Ninure-Saunders.tk
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