It Is Not Easily Angered... It Keeps No Record Of Wrongs... Love Does Not Delight In Evil But Rejoices With The Truth... It Always Protects... Always Trusts... Always Hopes... Always Preserves... Love Never Fails...

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

~The Holy Bible

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Plant 7 rows of Peas (P's): 1. Prayer 2. Promptness 3. Patience 4. Preparation 5. Perseverance 6. Politeness 7. Purity

Plant 7 rows of Squash: 1. Squash Gossip 2. Squash Indifference 3. Squash Criticism 4. Squash Negative Thinking 5. Squash Envy 6. Squash Jealousy 7. Squash Hatred

Plant 7 rows of lettuce (Let Us): 1. Let us be unselfish and loyal. 2. Let us be faithful to duty. 3. Let us search the Scriptures. 4. Let us not be weary in well doing. 5. Let us be obedient in all things. 6. Let us be truthful. 7. Let us love one another.

No garden is complete without turnips (Turn-ups): 1. Turn up with a Friendly Smile. 2. Turn up for Church. 3. Turn up for Bible Study. 4. Turn up for Prayer Meeting. 5. Turn up with Determination to Do Your Best in His Service. 6. Turn up to Praise God and not man. 7. Turn up to receive the Holy Spirit and not to Quench the Spirit.

AFTER PLANTING, may you: "Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ" (II Peter 3:18) Cultivate well -Keep Saturated with Love - Reap a Harvest of Peace, Joy, & Happiness

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by Emily Matthews ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. - Hebrews 13:2 ~Jeremy Ginn

"I come to you this moment, I want to seek your face. To linger in your presence, to feel the touch of grace. I want to know your spirit, I want to learn to pray. Teach me to love you and obey." -Wilshire

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Jeremy

"When the music fades/all is stripped away/and I simply come/Longing just to bring you something that's of worth/that will bless your heart/i'm coming back to the heart of worship and it's all about you/all about you Jesus." -Matt Redmond, "The Heart of Worship

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~ John Hubbard

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. (Proverbs 31:10-12)

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On The Wings Of Prayer Just close your Eyes and open your heart And feel your worries and cares depart, Just yield yourself to the Father above And let him hold you secure in his love..

For life on earth grows more involved with endless problems that can't be solved But God only ask us to do our best, then he will take over and finish the rest...

So when you are tired, discouraged and blue, There is always one door that is open to you And that is the door to The House of Prayer, And you'll find God waiting to meet you there...

And The House of Prayer is no further away, than the quiet spot where you kneel and pray For the heart is a temple when God is there As we place ourselves in his loving care.

And he hears every prayer and answers each one When we Pray in his name Thy will be done And the burdens that seemed to Heavy to bear Are lifted away on the wings of a prayer Helen Steiner Rice

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If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos...then you probably haven't completely understood the situation. To: Cousan Vick~~ From: Cousan DAve :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

by Emily Matthews

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Once there was a man who dared God to speak.

Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God. And I will follow.

Collapse the walls like you did for Joshua, God. And I will fight.

Still the waves like you did on Galilee, God. And I will listen.

And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea and waited for God to speak.

And God heard the man, so God answered. He sent fire, not for a bush, but for a church. He brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin. He stilled a storm, not of the sea, but of the soul.

And God waited for the man to respond. And he waited.... And he waited......... And waited.

But because the man was looking at bushes, not hearts; bricks and not lives, seas and not souls, he decided that God had done nothing.

Finally he looked to God and asked, Have you lost your power? And God looked at him and said, Have you lost your hearing?.....

- Max Lucado, "A Gentle Thunder" ~Pete Young

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A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it. keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away

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But, if we pause a moment and remember Who's in charge, The hills that loom ahead of us no longer seem so large, And every rock before us, when we know we're not alone, Becomes, not just a stumbling block, but one more stepping stone.

EMILY MATTHEWS

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God, Are You Real?

The child whispered, "God, speak to me" And a meadowlark sang. The child did not hear.

So the child yelled, "God, speak to me!" And the thunder rolled across the sky But the child did not listen.

The child looked around and said, "God let me see you" And a star shone brightly But the child did not notice.

And the child shouted, "God show me a miracle!" And a life was born But the child did not know.

So the child cried out in despair, "Touch me God, and let me know you are here!" Whereupon God reached down And touched the child.

But the child brushed the Butterfly away And walked away unknowingly.

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I Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out. If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him." ~ C.L. Russell Maier ********************************************************************** The Rose It is only a tiny rosebud -- A flower of God's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I -- The flower God opens so sweetly In my hands would fade and die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud This flower of God's design, Then how can I think I have wisdom To unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for His leading Each moment of every day, And I'll look to Him for His guidance Each step of the pilgrim way.

For the pathway that lies before me My Heavenly Father knows - I'll trust Him to unfold the moments Just as He unfolds the rose.

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Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. -Edward Abbey ~~ Jon Watts

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Dear Friend,

How are you? I just had to send a note to tell you how much I care about you.

I saw you yesterday as your were talking with your friends. I waited all day hoping you would want to talk with me, too. I gave you a sunset to close your day and a cool breeze to rest you -- and I waited. You never came. It hurt me--but I still love you because I am your friend.

I saw you sleeping last night and longed to touch your brow so I spilled moonlight upon your face. Again I waited, wanting to rush down so we could talk. I have so many gifts for you! You awoke and rushed off to work. My tears were in the rain.

If you would only listen to me! I love you! I try to tell you in blue skies and in the quiet green grass, I whisper it in leaves on the trees and breathe it in colors of flowers, shout it to you in mountain streams, give the birds love songs to sing. I clothe you with warm sunshine and perfume the air with nature scents. My love for you is deeper than the ocean, and bigger than the biggest need in your heart!

Ask me! Talk with me! Please don't forget me. I have so much to share with you!

I won't hassle you any further. It is your decision. I have chosen you and I will wait--because I love you.

Your friend, JESUS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some Famous Quotes from John Hubbard :) In Computer Science at UNB.

Question: John, were you born with a wondering heart ? Answer: Ohh, I don't think any girl that was going out with me would end up saying that, I'm pretty tame...and house broken too! ;)

Question: If you were going to a "computer science party", and you had a girlfriend, would you take her along, even if she did not know anyone? Answer: I probably would be flattered that she would care enough about me, to go with me. Even if it made her a little uncomfortable. Ofcourse, I would take her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDEAL WOMAN :) by TREVOR ROBIN HANSON

I've got a question....only a guy could answer. What is your idea of the ideal woman? or girl :) I mean ? ANSWER: I've never been asked that before! Let me think.... This may seem a little outdated (circa 1950), but my ideal woman would be someone who is caring about everything, takes delight in little things, has good morals and is a Christian. Who has enough strength and will power to resist the ideals of the world. Someone who wouldn't mind having and raising children, who would put Jesus, her family and her marriage first. A pillar of the community, never afraid to take chances but have enough wisdom not to take the wrong ones. A companion and a best friend who one would trust with any secret. The kind of person you're proud to be with, but not a vanity proud. She can bring me up when I'm down, or give me encouragement even when some of my ideas seem crazy! Realistic, but not a party pooper:) Have respect for others and herself. Does that help any? I hope it doesn't seem crazy! ~~~Trevor Robin Hanson (a friend and fellow 1997 Oromocto High School Graduate)