From: Sean Williams To: scanz777@mindspring.com Subject: Fw: Oh! This is a good story Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 3:00 PM -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Williams To: 'Gayle Foshee' ; 'Jodie Perkins' ; 'Kathy Emery' ; 'Randy.Thurman' ; 'Sean' ; 'sledge-iringa' Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 1:42 PM Subject: Oh! This is a good story > >> >> >>Are we looking for the right packaging? >> >>A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months >>he >>had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing >>his >>father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As >>Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father >>had >>purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father >>called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was >>to >>have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his >>son >>a >>beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young >>man >>opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young >>man's >>name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and >>said, >>"With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, >>leaving the Bible. Many years passed and the young man was very >>successful >>in >>business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his >>father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not >>seen >>him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he >>received >>a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his >>possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care >>of >>things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret >>filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important >>papers >>and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With >>tears, >>he >>opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully >>underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil know how to give >>good >>gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is >>in >>heaven, give to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key >>dropped >>from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same >>dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of >>his >>graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL. >> >>How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged >>as >>we >>expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others. >> >> > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com >