The 'L I T T L E' things .

As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.

One of them missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.

One's car wouldn't start.

One went back to answer the telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.

One couldn't get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore ! to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone... all the little things that annoy me; I'll think to myself...this is exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment..

So, Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, your alarm failed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated; God is at work watching over you.

May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things and may you remember their possible purpose.

Pass this on to someone else, if you'd like. There is NO LUCK attached. If you delete this, it's okay: God's Love Is Not Dependent On E-Mail !!

There comes a time in a man's life where he must sacrifice what matters to him the most, so that he can find a certain peace of mind, a sort of meaning to his life. He seeks a so-called "true hapiness" , a sense of completeness. Nonetheless, no matter how far he goes, no matter how much he learns, no matter how much he knows, no matter how hard his heart breaks; he can never say that he has reached that goal. Yet, he doesn't stop searching for what his soul yearns so much to have...

Thoughts run through his mind, not knowing why, not knowing how; wondering when his deliverance will come. Every man is born with a destiny, born with a goal. He aims towards that goal so that he can find the answers to so many questions that can lead him to a better understanding to the meaning of his existence...

(to be continued)

Charles A. Louis, Jr. 09/20/06

A MYSTERY CALLED LIFE

Life is a mystery. A mystery that very few of us can clearly perceive and understand. We all share a common fate in life: we are born, we live and one day we will ALL die. Thus, we are bound by such fate, a fate from which no one can escape.

Some people live to die with the hope of an afterlife, with the assurance that that life will be everlasting and eternal; a life without pain or sorrow, where no one cries or hungers or thirsts. Those people believe in a God who promised that if one believes in Him they will have that everlasting life. But often times we find ourselves asking " How can one believe in a God they've never seen, a God whose voice they've never heard like the voice of a mother or a friend? How can one believe in this God's promises, promises that have been made thousands of years ago?"

There exists a matter as mysterious as life called Faith. You ask me "How can one believe in an invisible God, one said to be Omni-present and always merciful?" You ask me "How?" and I reply: By FAITH. It is by Faith that one can truly believe in God who strengthens us. He fills us up and gives us hope that one day all our pains and sufferings, all our hurts and sorrows will ceased to be forevermore. He promises us a life filled with joy and tenderness, filled with love, peace and infinite happiness.

It is said "Life is what you make it". It can be beautiful, stressful, miserable or enjoyable. And the outcome of your life all depends on how you live your life. But one thing that is certain, the outcome of one's life can be promising and beautiful with the Lord guiding the way.

~ By Charles A. Louis, Jr. ~ 09/20/06