There once was a Man...
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There once was a Man who spoke a word, a very special word from God. He told the people that God loved them.
On the seashore the Man told the people a story of a woman who had lost a coin and hunted and hunted until she found it. Then he said, "The kingdom of God is like that. It should be the most important thing in your life."
In the garden the Man taught his friends to pray his prayer, "When you pray, pray this way...."
In the streets he pointed out the poor, the sick, the hungry; feeding, healing, and helping those who had need, saying, "These are your brothers and sisters. When you feed and clothe them, and treat them with mercy, you are doing it to me."
In the church the Man pointed to the widow who gave her last coin and said, "She has given more than the rest, for out of her love she has given all that she has."
In the court where he was mocked and spat upon, he showed what it meant to love and explained, "You must suffer for my sake."
In the end, he said, "Enter into the Kingdom I have prepared for you, where God is waiting."
There once was a Man who showed us God.
On the seashore the Man told the people a story of a woman who had lost a coin and hunted and hunted until she found it. Then he said, "The kingdom of God is like that. It should be the most important thing in your life."
In the garden the Man taught his friends to pray his prayer, "When you pray, pray this way...."
In the streets he pointed out the poor, the sick, the hungry; feeding, healing, and helping those who had need, saying, "These are your brothers and sisters. When you feed and clothe them, and treat them with mercy, you are doing it to me."
In the church the Man pointed to the widow who gave her last coin and said, "She has given more than the rest, for out of her love she has given all that she has."
In the court where he was mocked and spat upon, he showed what it meant to love and explained, "You must suffer for my sake."
In the end, he said, "Enter into the Kingdom I have prepared for you, where God is waiting."
There once was a Man who showed us God.
