Cowboy Jake
Jake, the rancher went one day, To fix a distant fence. The wind was cold and gusty; The clouds rolled gray and dense.
As he pounded the last staples in And gathered his tools to go, The temperature had fallen; The wind and snow began to blow.
When he finally reached his pickup, He felt a heavy heart; From the sound of that ignition, He knew it wouldn't start!
So Jake did what most of us would do, Had we also been there. He humbly bowed his balding head And sent aloft a prayer.
As he turned the key for one last time, He softly cursed his luck. They found him three days later, Frozen stiff in that old truck.
Now Jake had been around in life And done his share since birth. But when he saw Heaven, he was shocked -- It looked just like Fort Worth!
Of all the saints in Heaven, His favorite was St. Peter.
(Now, this line ain't really needed, But it helps with rhyme and meter)
So they set and talked a minute or two, Or maybe it was three. Nobody was keeping score -- In Heaven time is free.
"I've always heard," Jake said to Pete, "That God will answer prayer, But one time when I asked for help, Well, HE just plain wasn't there."
"Does God answer prayers of some, and ignore the prayers of others? That don't seem exactly square -- I know all men are brothers."
"Or does he randomly reply, Without good rhyme or reason? Maybe, it's the time of day, The weather or the season."
"Now I ain't trying to act smart, It's just the way I feel. And I was wondering, could you tell me -- What the heck's the deal?!"
Peter listened patiently, And when old Jake was done, There were smiles of recognition, And he said, "So, you're the one!!"
"That day! Your truck; It wouldn't start, And you sent your prayer a flying, You gave us all a real bad time, With hundreds of us all trying."
"A thousand angels rushed, To check the status of your file, But you know, Jake, We hadn't heard from you, in quite a long while."
"And though all prayers are answered, And God ain't got no quota, He didn't recognize your voice, And started a truck in Minnesota !"
BETTER KEEP IN TOUCH!
Received today the following "good 'un"!!!
Horse-Sense
Just up the road from my home is a field,
with two horses in it.
From a distance, each looks like every other horse.
But if one stops the car, or is walking by,
one will notice something quite amazing.
Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind.
His owner has chosen not to have him put down,
but has made a good home for him.
This alone is amazing.
Listening, one will hear the sound of a bell.
Looking around for the source of the sound, one will see
that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
Attached to her bridle is a small bell.
It lets her blind friend know where she is, so he can follow her.
As one stands and watches these two friends,
one sees how she is always checking on him,
and that he will listen for her bell and then
slowly walk to where she is,
trusting that she will not lead him astray.
Like the owners of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just because
we are not perfect or because we have
problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings others into our lives
to help us when we are in need.
Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by God
and those whom he places in our lives.
Other times we are the guide horse, helping others see God.
May we always stay attuned, never be blind nor deaf
to the needs of others,
and continue to pray for one another.
Thank you, TC, for being His catalyst for bringing
so many of us together here, reminded of
and acting upon the message.....
~ LadyX