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emilyg — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:03:09 GMT

Carbob - Thank God your sister is doing well.

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CARBOB — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:54:35 GMT

Em, as I was reading this, I started thinking about my only sister, who had a triple by-pass last thursday. Thank God, she's doing well and thank you for sharing and I will share with others.

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emilyg — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:06:46 GMT

Sully16 - thank you, I knew you'd like it.

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sully16 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:43:47 GMT

Thank you Emily this is wonderful, I shall pass this along.

Original Blog Entry: 92 Yeard Old Preacher

emilyg — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:23:21 GMT

92 YEAR OLD PREACHER

While watching a little TV on Sunday, I watched as a church in Atlanta

honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He

was 92 and I wondered why the church even bothered to ask the old

gentleman to preach at that age. After a warm welcome, introduction of

this speaker, and as the applause quieted down, he rose from his high

back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gait to

the pulpit. Without a note or written paper of any kind he placed both

hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he

began to speak....

When I was asked to come here today and talk

to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson

ever learned in my 50-odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a

few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most

difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials..The one

thing that I could always rely on when tears and heartbreak and pain and

fear and sorrow paralyzed me... the only thing that would comfort was

this verse........

Jesus loves me this I know.

For the Bible tells me so.

Little ones to Him belong,

we are weak but He is strong,

Yes, Jesus loves me....

The Bible tells me so.

The

old pastor stated, I always noticed that it was the adults who chose

the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' (for the children of course) during

a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could

see they knew it the best.

Here for you now is a Senior version of Jesus Loves Me :

JESUS LOVES ME

Jesus loves me, this I know ,

Though my hair is white as snow

Though my sight is growing dim,

Still He bids me trust in Him.

(CHORUS)

YES, JESUS LOVES ME.. YES, JESUS LOVES ME..

YES, JESUS LOVES ME, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

Though my steps are oh, so slow,

With my hand in His I'll go

On through life, let come what may,

He'll be there to lead the way.

(CHORUS)

When the nights are dark and long,

In my heart He puts a song..

Telling me in words so clear,

Have no fear, for I am near.

(CHORUS)

When my work on earth is done,

And life's victories have been won.

He will take me home above,

Then I'll understand His love.

(CHORUS)

I love Jesus, does He know?

Have I ever told Him so?

Jesus loves to hear me say,

That I love Him every day.

(CHORUS)

If you think this is neat, please share it with your friends. If you do

not pass it on, nothing bad will happen, but you will have missed an

opportunity to reach out and touch a friend or loved one.

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