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ONE LINERS FOR YOUR SOUL"
Take these two seeds of thought
below and turn THEM into a wisdom tree.
TAKE YOUR PRAYERS SEROUSLY
May you not merely joust with your Lord's commandments to love
and then go on your merry way ignoring them, or being authors of tears because
you forgot
BELOW IS...YOUR
'ONE A DAY' for Today
LOOK WHAT I FOUND
These thoughts are added to each day. Scroll down and read previous One A Days.)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters) (365 stories a year)
Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press(1985) starts on his blog Wyrick’s Writings. Thursday and Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects.
The surgeon was matter of fact in his comment but he was a good surgeon, one of the best. “Tomorrow morning,” he said to the little boy lying before him, “I’ll open up your heart…”
“You’ll find Jesus there,” the boy interrupted.
The surgeon tried to hide his annoyance and continued for he believed that his patients should know what was coming, no matter their age. “I’ll cut your heart open to see how much damage has been done.”
“But when you open up my heart, you’ll find Jesus there.”
The surgeon looked over toward the parents who seemed to be taking the conversation in perfect stride. “When I see how much damage has been done, I’ll sew your heart and chest back up and I’ll plan what to do next.”
“But you’ll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says He lives there. The hymns all say He lives there. You’ll find Him in my heart.”
“Persistent little one,” thought the doctor and he left.
After the surgery he sat in his office examining his notes “,,, damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest, Prognosis:, here he paused and took a deep breath, “death with one year.” He stopped the recorder but had more to say.
“Lord, why did you do this? You’ve put him here. You’ve put him in this pain and You’ve cursed him to an early death. Why?”
And the Lord answered him back, “The boy, My lamb, was not meant for your flock for long; for he is a part of My flock, and will forever be Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, an will be comforted as you cannot imagine. His parents will one day, join him here, and they will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow.”
The surgeons tears grew to great volume and his body was racked with angry sobs. “You cursed that boy and You created that heart. He’ll be dead in months. Why?”
The Lord answered, “The boy, My lamb, shall return to My flock, for he has done his duty: I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb.”
The surgeon wept.
Later as the surgeon sat by the little boys side and watched him open his eyes he heard the lad ask “Did you cut open my heart?”
“Yes,” answered the surgeon.
“What did you find?” asked the boy.
“I found Jesus there,” said the surgeon.
John 7:38
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you considered sharing this site with family or friends? Just have them go to
Google Search and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”.
OR HAVE THEM CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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ARE SOME OF THE RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT "THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
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"Positive, powerful
utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation of Lincoln
while revealing the Divine source of his strength."
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The
Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an
extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the
spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very readable. I
came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and with an
altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction
writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has
authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of American
history's most devoutly religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that
has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick
says, 'He wore the mantle of humility easily: because he was more impressed
with what God was doing in the world than with what he, president of the United
States in the midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last
major speech he distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and
the Almighty's 'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to
leave God-talk out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity.
This is a book for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's
career, Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends
politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus
professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in
Politics
"v. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James H. Smylie Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincolnshould be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in fullmeasure as he led the United States
through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of
presentation is very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in
so doing, Wyrick makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the
faith that formed them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they
were in 1863."
Daniel
Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full
Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f
Cunard
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