Serenity Prayer (Excerpt)

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"Dear God, grant me...
Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can, and
Wisdom to know the difference,
Amen."
~ Unknown

Sadness & Strong People

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"Strong people know how to keep their life in order. Even with tears in their eyes, they still manage to say I am ok with a smile." ~ Unknown.

A friend of mine was feeling sad and was telling me about a problem he was facing when he received an SMS alert. He excused himself and read the message. This is what it said...

"Strong people know how to keep their life in order. Even with tears in their eyes, they still manage to say I am ok with a smile.

Send this to a strong person. I just did. God is good. Change is coming. God saw your sadness and said hard times are over."

As he put down his phone he said, "Wow! This message came a the right time. I feel stronger now."

The message had soothed his feeling of sadness.

I'm not comfortable sending this to people coz not everyone will appreciate this and some might consider it "spam"... but I guess that if the feeling is right, I just might send it out... one day... maybe... who knows?

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Lent Kris Kringle's Prayer Request

I've got a Kris Kringle to pray for this lent.

I needed to understand this word 'Kris Kringle' which is pronounced as 'Kris Krinkle' or 'Cris Crinkle' at least that's the way I've been hearing it since it was introduced to me in my teens.

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A search on the internet came up with...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kringle

Kris Kringle (sometimes given as Kriss Kringle) is a name used in the United States and may refer to:

• Christkind or Christkindl, the Austrian and Bavarian Christmas gift-bringer
• Santa Claus, by assimilation in the United States of the separate German tradition
• Secret Santa, a gift exchange deriving from the Christkindl tradition
• Kris Kringle, the lead character in Miracle on 34th Street

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Secret Santa, a gift exchange deriving from the Christkindl tradition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Santa

...and Kris Kringle are corruptions of the original name of the German gift-bringer Christkindl, which means the 'Christ Child', (in Britain the traditional gift-bringer is Father Christmas). The termSecret Santa can refer to the practice itself, or any of the people participating. In Germany and Austria this tradition is called Wichteln. In Portuguese, it is called amigo secreto or amigo oculto (Secret Friend), while in Spanish it is called amigo invisible (Invisible Friend) in Spain and amigo secretoin most places of Latin America. Another term used specifically in southeastern Pennsylvania of the U.S. is Pollyanna. There are various traditions and ways in which a "Secret Santa" is run. In some variations, as Christmas approaches, names of participants are placed in a hat, and participants draw the name of a person for whom to buy a gift. Along with name submission, each participant may also submit a short wish-list of items from which the gift-giver can choose. There is often a limit to how much can be spent on the present. Presents are then sometimes exchanged anonymously. Many schools and offices do this at Christmas time, often as a cost-saving effort. It usually takes place prior to Christmas because the office and school settings require it. Sometimes people leave hints in cards on desks, others create other special ways to make themselves known. Often, the gift-getting is practiced with all the presents being placed on a table, marked with the name of the receiver but not the giver. Sometimes the gift-giver will personally give the recipient the present, thereby revealing their identity. Some groups may choose to donate the money they saved on presents to charity.

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Lent Kris Kringle's Prayer Request

Dear heavenly Father,

During this time of Lent 2011,

I pray for my Kris Kringle,

his/her self imposed, 

but saintly BE-attitudes... 

to BE happier,

to BE more positive,

to BE thankful for what he/she has, and 

to BE appreciative of those around him/her.

I make this prayer to Jesus Christ,

and his loving mother, Mary.

Amen

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