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this: I opened a shelter for the homeless in my city, and fed needy people by the hundreds Points to Ponder : Cirrhosis of Giving
during holidays." Saint of the Week : St. Anthony Claret
"Fantastic, that's good for two more points," said the angel. Jokes : For a Lighter side of Life
"TWO POINTS!" cried the man in desperation. "At this rate the only way I will get to heaven Last Drop : Connections in High Places
is by the grace of God."
"Come on in," said Gabriel. Mission to Die!
How to Get to Heaven? In 490 B.C. as Xerxes was advancing into Greece, he came to Ther-
An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him, mopylae, a small pass in central Greece. Herodotus tells us that by the
"How do you expect to get into Heaven?" time he got there, he had something like six million troops on land and
The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll just run in and out and in and out and keep slam- sea. Gathered there to stop the advance of the powerful Persian mon-
ming the door until St. Peter says, 'For Heaven's sake, Jimmy, come in or stay out!'" arch was a mere handful of Greeks headed up by 300 Spartans led by
the Spartan king Leonidas.
When Persian troops came to check the pass, they saw 300 warri-
Last Drop ors brushing their long hair and doing aerobics and other such things.
Back they went to their master to report that some fools with weapons
CONNECTIONS IN HIGH PLACES were playing games in the ravine. Demaratus, a Greek physician and counselor to the Per-
In April 2001, in the midst of the Israeli/Arab conflict, a motorcade carrying the Security sian court, assured the king they weren't playing games--they were performing a death rit-
Service Chief of Gaza came under bullet fire from Israeli troops. The frightened security ual.
official called Yasser Arafat from his car for help. Arafat in turn called the U.S. ambas- These men had come to die!
sador, who then called the U.S. secretary of state, Colin Powell. Colin Powell then Many an unmarried man had volunteered, but Leonidas insisted on taking with him men
phoned Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, who ordered the shooting to stop imme- who had living sons. They never meant to come back!
diately. And it did. The Security Chief's connections eventually saved his life. Love for Sparta motivated these men--love for humanity moved this God of ours. This
In a similar way, Christians have a divine connection to the ultimate power of the God came to earth to die! In doing this, God was demonstrating his own love for us.
universe that can make a world of difference in any situation. Jim McGuiggan
“A grain of wheat remains no more than a single grain unless dropped into the
NB: Send your questions, comments or feedback to jamboyouth@yahoo.co.uk For further informa- ground and dies. If it does die, then it produces many grains.” John 12:24
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