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Marlene Allen        Subject: FW: 8%   One  day a while back, a man, his heart  heavy with  grief, was walking in the woods.  As he thought  about his life this day, he knew many things were not  right.  He thought about  those who had lied  about him back when he had a job.   His thoughts turned  to those who had  stolen his things and cheated  him.  He remembered family who had passed  on.  His mind turned to the illness he had, that  no one could cure.  His very soul was filled with  anger, resentment, and  frustration.   Standing  there this day, searching for answers he could not  find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at the  base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would  always be there.  And with tears in his eyes, he  prayed:   'Lord-  You have done wonderful things for me in this life.   You have told me to do many things for you, and  I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to  forgive.  I am sad, Lord, because I cannot.   I don't know how.  It is not fair Lord, I   didn't deserve these wrongs that were done  against me and I shouldn't have  to forgive.   As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I  cannot  do, for I don't know how to forgive.   My anger is so deep Lord, I fear  I may not  hear you, but I pray you teach me to do the one thing  I cannot do:  Teach me to forgive  .' As he knelt there in the quiet  shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall  onto his shoulder.  He opened his eyes.  Out  of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his  shirt.  He could not turn to see what it was  because where the oak tree had been was a large square  piece of wood in the ground.  He raised his head  and saw two feet held to the wood with a large spike  through them.   He  raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he  saw Jesus hanging on a cross.  He saw spikes in  His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered  body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw  the suffering and pain on His precious face.  As   their eyes met, the man's tears turned to  sobbing, and Jesus began to speak.   'Have  you ever told a  lie?'  He  asked?   The  man answered - 'Yes, Lord.'   'Have  you ever been given too much  change and kept  it?'   The  man answered - 'Yes, Lord.'  And the man  sobbed more and more.   'Have  you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?'  Jesus asked?   And  the man answered, 'Yes, Lord.'   'Have  you ever sworn, using my Father's name in  vain?'   The  man, crying now, answered - 'Yes,  Lord.'   As  Jesus asked many more times,  'Have you ever'?  The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could  only answer - 'Yes, Lord'.   Then  Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and  the man felt something fall on his other shoulder He  looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus.   When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus,  and there was a look of love the man had never seen or  known before.   Jesus  said, 'I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive  you.'   It  may be hard to see how you're going  to get  through something, but when you look back in life, you  realize how true this statement is.   Read  the following first line slowly and let it sink  in.    If  God brings you to it - He will bring you through  it.   When  Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you!   If  you are one of the 8% who will stand up  for Him, forward this with the Title   8% 92%  of people won't forward this Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. Find out more. Get quick access to your favorite MSN content with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! Internet Explorer 8 – Now Available. Faster, safer, easier. Download FREE now! Internet Explorer 8 – Now Available. Faster, safer, easier. Download FREE now! No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.28/2022 - Release Date: 03/25/09 07:16:00 I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 479 of my spam emails to date. The Professional version does not have this message.