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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
“Dreams are the seeds that God plants in a fertile mind.
They are the visions God has for your life.”
Bob Perks
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All stories copyright 2008 Bob Perks
Today’s message:
“It’s out of your hands”
By Bob Perks
“It’s out of my hands!” I thought to myself. There’s
nothing more I can do.”
It seems so final, so absolute.
I heard those words once spoken when I was fired
from a job I loved.
The look on my face begged for an explanation.
“Why?” I asked. “Can’t you do something about it?”
“It’s out of my hands,” he said.
I heard those words spoken when my mother was dying
from cancer. I was just 21 years old, still young enough
to believe that doctors heal and mothers can make boo
boos better with a kiss.
“It’s out of my hands,” he said.
With that we knew it was over.
Hands that I shook when I accepted a job suddenly
couldn’t hold me there.
Hands that I depended on to bandage a wound, gently
inject an antibiotic, sign an excuse to miss school,
couldn’t make my mother well.
Hands that nurtured, wiped away tears, caressed my
face, guided me across the street and welcomed me
home, would no longer be there.
Today I spoke to a friend about a project I worked on,
a dream I’ve held in my heart for years now
and how much it would mean in my life at this time
if it worked out.
He said, “You’ve done all that you could, Bob. It’s
out of your hands.”
He left and I sat there alone in my dreams.
I looked down at my hands and realized that they have
grown old along with me. Wrinkled. dried up, bruised
and scarred, still they’ve never let me down.
“As long as I have faith, this dream is not out of
my hands,” said.
With that I raised my hands, placed the palms together
and said a prayer.
“I believe in you!”
Bob
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“I Wish You enough!”
© 2001 Bob Perks
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear
much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough “Hello’s” to get you through the final “Goodbye.”
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