LifeHiscost Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 ____we just need to chill out. Quote: THIS IS GREAT! SAYING GRACE IN A Restaurant Sometimes we forget the really important things in life. > > > > Last week, I took my grand-children to a restaurant. > My six-year-old grand-son asked if he could say grace. > As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even > > thank you more if Nana gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!" > Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman remark, "That's what's wrong > > with this country. Kids today don't even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!" > Hearing this, my grand-son burst into tears and asked me, "Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?" > As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job, and God was certainly not mad at him, > > an elderly gentleman approached the table. > He winked at my grand-son and said, "I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer." > "Really?" my grand-son asked. > "Cross my heart," the man replied. > Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole > > thing), "Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes." > Naturally, I bought my grand-children ice cream at the end of the meal. My grand-son stared at his > > for a moment, and then did something I will remember the rest of my life. > > He picked up his sundae and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. > > With a big smile he told her, "Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and > > my soul is good already." > > The End > > I love this story! > > Sometimes, we all need some ice cream. > >I hope God sends you some ice cream today! > From a forwarded email God blesses! > Quote Lift Jesus up!!
aldona Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 But... WHAT WOULD MRS WHITE SAY??? (foraging around for a quote which sets out in unmistakable terms just how evil ice-cream is...) Well, OK, fat-free vegan soy ice cream with no added sugar then... AJ Quote www.asrc.org.au (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Melbourne)Helping over 2000 refugees & asylum seekers each monthIMSLP/Petrucci Music LibraryThe Public Domain Music Score Library - Free Sheet Music DownloadsLooking for classical sheet music? Try IMSLP first!
cricket Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 But...but...soy really isn't all that good for the body either. Quote
LifeHiscost Posted March 24, 2011 Author Posted March 24, 2011 But...but...soy really isn't all that good for the body either. Considering the general population's propensity toward pigging out, I'm hazarding a guess, that failure is probably running a close second to stress as being the major cause of death in America. And knowing my own easily rationalized reason for including ice cream in my diet, I'd like to include the following defense. "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand."Philippians 4:5 KJV God blesses! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
ClubV12 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 I like the story, I don't see the ice cream, I see the loving act of a child in sharing his joy with another. Thanks for posting that! Quote
Woody Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 But... WHAT WOULD MRS WHITE SAY??? (foraging around for a quote which sets out in unmistakable terms just how evil ice-cream is...) Well, OK, fat-free vegan soy ice cream with no added sugar then... AJ Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
LifeHiscost Posted March 24, 2011 Author Posted March 24, 2011 I like the story, I don't see the ice cream, I see the loving act of a child in sharing his joy with another. Thanks for posting that! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Woody Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 with all them 'substitutes' ... would we still be able to 'chill out' ? Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Dr. Shane Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
LifeHiscost Posted March 24, 2011 Author Posted March 24, 2011 WoooWhoooo! for all those who don't mind the substitutes. God blesses! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Dr. Shane Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Does anybody else wonder of the story that started this thread is actually true or if it was just one of those made-up internet stories? I mean, we pray in restaurants all the time and no one around us has ever commented on our prayer. And I don't know how many kids would be giving ice cream away that they had prayed for. Maybe it's just me. It is a cute story. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
ClubV12 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 It has a good message, I'm not concerned with whether it's true or not. We do often see similiar stories on the internet, emails, etc. I try to find the message and usually tend to blow off the details of the "is it real" question. Having said that, I am not likely to forward or pass on this particular story and represent it as "true" because I do not know, one way or the other. But it's still a nice story with a nice message. Quote
LifeHiscost Posted March 25, 2011 Author Posted March 25, 2011 Quote: "Our children should be taught to deny themselves of such unnecessary things as candies, gum, ice cream, and other knickknacks." . Ellen White in MS 87, 1908 Knickknacks are objects that you put on bookshelves, and snacks are items as listed that it would be better to avoid. Oh well. What can one expect from a non-profit? God blesses! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
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