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    On a stormy day, with two experienced guides, a woman climbed the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. As they neared the peak, the woman- exhilarated by the view before her- sprang forward and was almost blown away by a gust of wind. One of the guides caught her and pulled her to the ground, saying, "On your knees, madam! You are safe here only on your knees."

    We typically regard `on our knees' as the standard position for prayer, but talking to God isn't limited to any position. He can hear us...regardless.

    Three Christian women were talking once about the `best' positions for prayer. One argued the importance of holding one's hands together and pointing them upward. The second advocated that prayer was best when one was stretched out on the floor. The third thought standing was better than kneeling. As they talked, a telephone repairman listened as he worked on a nearby phone system. Finally, he could contain himself no longer and interjected, " I have found that the most powerful prayer I ever made was while dangling upside down from a power pole, suspended 40 feet above the ground."
 
    The important thing is not your position of prayer, but that you do pray!!!

                    Humble Yourselves In The Sight Of The Lord, And He Shall Lift You Up.
                                                            James 4:10

    Once , a young orphan girl, despondent and lonely, walked through a meadow and saw a small butterfly caught in a thorn bush. the more the butterfly struggled to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into it's fragile body.
    Filled with compassion, the girl released the butterfly. But, instead of flying away, the butterfly transformed into an angel and said gently, "To reward you for your kindness, I will do whatever you like."
    The girl thought for a moment, then replied, "I want to be happy!"
    "Very well," the angel said. Then the heavenly creature leaned close to the girl and whispered something in her ear.
     Many years later, as the orphan lay on her deathbed after a full and happy life, her friends gathered around her. "Won't you tell us your secret now," they pleaded. With a labored smile, the woman answered,"An angel told me that no matter where I went in life, I would find people who needed me-- people rich or poor, young or old, meek or self assured-- and meeting those needs would bring me happiness and satisfaction."

     Somewhere in your life there is someone who needs you. Are you willing to be an angel and meet that need?

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.-- Romans, 12:10 NIV