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A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty.
"Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value in God's eyes. To Him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to Him.
By David Cowan
A love so sacred and divine.
A love that I can now call mine.
A love so beautiful, real and true.
A love like you Lord, a love that is you.
A love that nurtures, heals and cares.
A love that speaks to me in tenderness and brings me to tears.
A love that is free for all to cherish,
and given by one so that none should perish.
A love that strengthens me, as it draws me towards you.
I witness your miracle an am cleansed anew.
A love so kind as it fills my mind.
I see your light and am no longer blind.
A love for all time,
a love that is mine.
What a pleasure it is Lord, to love only you.