What Can I Give to You

What can I give to you, and to You?

.. a question that has been on my mind and in my heart,

and so I sought an answer in the knowledge of the world,

and in the wisdom of Your words.

I looked for words to express myself,

but I could not find any.

When I simply turned to Your words,

I was overwhelmed to find many.

The first book I opened to was Your words:

"You are the children of the Lord your God...

For you are a holy people to the Lord your God,

and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself,

a special treasure above all the peoples who are on

the face of the earth..."

-Book of Deuteronomy-

I rushed the rest of Your letter,

in hope that You would give me grace.

And for the moments that I thought You would guide,

my heart and mind could only flow with this wordly race.

I opened the second book of the day:

Children Learn What They live

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If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.

If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.

If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.

If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.

If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.

If a child loves with encouragement, he learns confidence.

If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.

If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.

If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.

If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.

If a child loves with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.

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I stopped and a tear fell from my eye,
and I thought about what I was doing.

I have given You nothing except defiance,

and yet You give me everything.

I picked up the next book and opened it:

"O Lord make me a servant!"

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God doesn't expect you to be the greatest teacher.

God wants you to be a servant,

do the best you can,

and have faith that He will do the impossible.

-Teacher's Guide-

I felt as though I had only woken up,

and as though someone was whispering to me.

Before I opened my eyes this morning,

I was deceived by Satan yet again but You set me free.

I opened another book that I had forgotten to read:

FEBRUARY 11

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WHOLEHEARTED REPENTANCE

"Now, therefore," says the Lord,

"Turn to me with all your heart,

With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning."...

Then the Lord will be zealous for His land,

And pity His people.

JOEL 2:12,18

-Discovering God's Daily Agenda-

I have failed time and time again,

to answer to Your calling day by day.

Yet I expect You to answer me when I call to You,

and then I forget to listen to Your answer in the day.

So I continued turning the pages of some more books:

It is the teacher's mission...

by sympathy, by example, and by every means of infleunce-

to excite the mind of the pupils, to stimulate their thoughts

... The greatest of teachers said:

"the seed is the word."

The true teacher

stirs

the

ground

and sows the seed.

-John Milton Gregory-

I thought it is not about what I can give to You,
neither Your words and answers, nor Your calls that I did not heed.
I thought about a simple story statement:
To bring love and hope to everyone who reads my story through word and deed.

I look to the book that lies by my side:

The true function of

the teacher is to create the most favourable

conditions for self-learning... True teaching is not that

which gives knowledge, but that which stimulates

pupils to gain it. One might say that

he teaches

best

who

teaches
least.

-John Milton Gregory-

I know You are my Father, my Teacher and my Friend,

and all You want us to know is that You are there, always...

Just remember to live, learn and love,

and know that He is there for you too, always.