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Sólo puedo decir
Te necesito.
Quiero que.
Eso es todo lo que puedo decir.
Si te quiero,
Si te beso,
Usted puede escapar.
Si voy lento,
Entonces podré conocer
Usted quiere que yo hoy.
Puedo decirles
Que Te amo,
Pero sólo puedo rezar …
Usted me quiere,
Usted me necesita,
Durante más de un día.
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La Beauté de la Vie
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Il peut être possible, si vous le voulez de cette façon.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Tout dépend de ce que vous faites et dites.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Ajoutez des couleurs à votre vue au lieu de gris.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Un script pour donner est un jeu adlibbed.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Home est un endroit pour vivre, pas seulement pour rester.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Soins pour les enfants, leurs sourires d’affichage.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Ciblez vos objectifs, et ne jamais perdues.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Croyez en Dieu et apporter vous-même à prier.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
Demain peut être un jour meilleur.
Il peut être possible, si vous le voulez de cette façon.
C’est la beauté de la vie.
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During the December 2009 Salvation Army bucket campaign in three Indiana cities, someone dropped a pure gold South African coin worth around $1,000, and for one city it was the third year in a row it had happened. It happened in Clovis, New Mexico, too. While Salvation Army goals around the country may not have been met, the anonymous donations were welcomed as a random acts of kindness which created a chain of caring, sharing and of love.
The concept of the random act of kindness was the key to the plot of the 2000 movie, Pay it Forward, based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde. In the movie, Trevor McKinney, played by Haley Joel Osment, takes a class project to a point where there is a chain reaction of goodness around the country, which has a positive affect beyond the school.
In August 24, 1999, Clay Walker released the song, Chain of Love, on his Live, Laugh, Love album. The song by Rory Lee and Jonnie Barnett centers on a series of random acts of kindness which create a circle of events in which both those who give and those who receive benefit in a positive way- a chain of love.
Dr. Kent M. Keith is a dynamic speaker and writer whose mission is to help people find personal meaning in a crazy world. Dr. Keith has given over 900 presentations, conference papers, and seminars. His presentations and seminars are focused on servant leadership and finding personal meaning at home and at work.
Keith is known nationally and internationally as the author of the Paradoxical Commandments, which he wrote and published in 1968 in a booklet for student leaders. His book, Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments was published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in April 2002, and became a national bestseller.
The Paradoxical Commandments by Kent M. Keith
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001. For more information, go to www. paradoxical commandments.com.
These are good ideas and the chain of love will benefit those who give and those to receive the random act of kindness. The chorus of the song, Chain of Love, explains it better than I can:
You don’t owe me a thing, I’ve been there too
Someone once helped me out,
Just the way I’m helping you
If you really want to pay me back,
Here’s what you do
Don’t let the chain of love end with you
Peace be you with always,
Rev. Paul Abernathy
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Brother Christopher Benedict has a way with words, since they are his living. As a youth riding his bicycle around, he said he remembers cemeteries beeing different with rain. He has tried to define this sense with this poem as a adult.
Graveyards Smell After It Rains
The child sniffed the air, and asked
“Why to graveyards smell funny after it rains?”
and his father replied,
“You’re smelling all the souls being cleaned.”
then with a wondering expression on his face,
the child asked “I thought they were
cleaned before they died.”
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At our house, we try to keep
everything in its proper place,
but sometimes items are missing,
taken by the closet monster.
We have yet to see his face.
The monster is a “his”, but it
could very well be a “her”.
Since we haven’t even met the
creature, we can’t be sure.
It is picky about what it takes,
and the items don’t make sense.
I bought a Cub’s t-shirt as a gift
for my wife, and even after many
washes, it hasn’t showed up yet.
Another time we had a roll of film,
which was important at the time.
We looked everywhere in the house
and the monster committed his crime.
The monster turns invisible, but
it prefers to live in the dark.
The only home we can consider
is the closet, behind the boxes
taking things of which we part.
One time a Faulk Middle School
cap was mysteriously returned;
Since that was the last thing lost,
his sharing lesson may be learned.
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Eyes Luna
Tus ojos la luna, ojos brillantes, recoger
la energía del día ya reflexionar
de la emoción de la noche.
Tus ojos la luna, ojos marrones, observar
todo lo que hay que ver, como un bebé
ver el mundo por primera vez.
Tus ojos la luna, ojos grandes, retire
todos los obstáculos humanos para revelar
un nuevo universo de comprensión.
Tus ojos la luna, ojos sonrientes, relajarse
de las tensiones del día, como el vapor de
hervidor de agua, y ellos me hacen reír.
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Votre Amour (Your Love)
Le vent est ton amour …
Votre esprit souffle autour de moi
Et notre voyage commence
La pluie est de votre amour …
Vous me douche avec des cadeaux
Et lavé de toute la douleur
La neige est de votre amour …
Vous couverture ma vie de manière
Seulement vous pouviez savoir.
Le soleil est ton amour …
Vous allumez le ciel chaque matin
Et je sais que vous êtes l’un.
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When it comes to church finances, the amount of money in funds from various church activities or accounts depends on the generosity of adult members, although youth’s contribution should not be discounted. The youth play a more important role, since they are the lifeblood of the church. The Bible has many references to our relationship to Him as children, including Matthew 5:9, and the concept of rebirth or “born again” in the Holy Spirit has child-like metaphors.
But let’s face it, a vibrant church has a thriving youth ministry from toddlers on up because when the youth come, especially in the teenage years, parents like to do things to support their children, even if it means attending church services and events. If it were not for the youth of this church I serve, I would not only be losing the challenges of my job, I probably would not be employed at my present position.
So the question is, how do I get young people of various ages interested in the Lord and learning more about His message?
I reflected on my youth, and there was a weekly youth meeting at a church with a group that has the words “Christian” and “Youth” in the name. To some youngsters, this labeling was too obvious, and it was a prescribed form of Bible study that didn’t go beyond the weekly meetings.
For the last five years, I have achieved great success with a program I developed called “Candleworx Ministry,” and it’s something any church can use. The candle is used with the quote from a Greek philosopher, “It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”
We have the Bible reading meetings; but moreover, we have varied activities with many fund raisers which create a bond between the youth and it works. We use study materials from several Christian publishing houses along with information from health and safety resources. I started with 12 people ages 8 to 16, and they wore their logo on t-shirts at summer camp. The children served as good examples, and the second year, the number of members doubled. The trend continued. After five years, the number of youth involved is now around 200 children. They gain leadership skills with this positive approach, and the Candleworx Ministry’s goal is to increase the level of self-respect to deal with daily pressures they face. The lessons are based on the Bible, and the overall attendance on Sunday has increased just as dramatically because of the involvement of the youth.
The organization is officially sponsored by the church as a semi-independent club that reaches out to all the youth in the area and networks with similar organizations in the city. It is a combined effort as a response to stem the tide of gangs, violence, teenage pregnancy, drug use, suicide, crime and other youth issues.
In addition to the logo, the club has a set of complete set of by-laws approved by the sponsoring church. The by-laws call for defined obligations of the secretary, treasurer, vice president, president and chairmen of various committees, including a standing activities committee. Changes in the by-laws can be made through a committee process which allows for a customized organization depending on the community served. It is practically self-governing and the members elect officers and committee chairmen.
As the club sponsor, I am responsible for what happens, though, and act as the liaison between the club and the church. This is my answer to the question I posed earlier, but it really doesn’t matter very much what the name of the youth club may be. The main goal of any effort is to engage the children from an early age to learn and eventually accept God’s Word as the truth and filled with the spirit of the Lord, for the children are the lifeblood of the church. After a while they grow up and replace older members who typically become less active for a number of reasons.
Peace be you with always,
Rev. Paul Abernathy
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