Food for Thought

Just thought all of you might enjoy a little food for thought…

Once upon a time,
in a land far away,
a beautiful, independent,
self-assured princess
happened upon a frog as she sat,
contemplating ecological issues
on the shores of an unpolluted pond
in a verdant meadow near her castle.
The frog hopped into the princess' lap
and said: Elegant Lady,
I was once a handsome prince,
until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
One kiss from you, however,
and I will turn back
into the dapper, young prince that I am
and then, my sweet, we can marry
and setup housekeeping in your castle
with my mother,
where you can prepare my meals,
clean my clothes, bear my children,
and forever feel grateful and happy doing so.
That night, as the princess dined sumptuously
on a repast of lightly sautéed frog legs
seasoned in a white wine
and onion cream sauce,
she chuckled and though to herself:
I don't freaking think so!
(Remember I have nothing against men..this was
passed on to me by my big sis...thanks Ten-Ten!)

• GRACE gives without expecting a return.
• PRAYER is a place to meet God.

I read the following in a book once...John Wesley was given this by his mother when he went off to college:
When you judge the lawfulness of a pleasure, take this rule:
Whatever weakens your reason,
Impairs the tenderness of your conscience,
Obscures your sense of God,
Or takes away the relish of spiritual things;
Whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind...
That thing is SIN.