Dad's Blessings For His Son

Author Unknown 

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college that spring. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom that was close to the college. Knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted for his graduation gift.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car that he wanted so badly.  Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called  him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.  Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold on the front cover. Filled with anger, he raised his voice to his father and said "With all your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and  wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go  to see  him.  He had not seen him since that graduation day.  Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.  He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it  years ago.  With tears welting up in his eye's, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.  And as he did, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.  It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired so long ago. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words 'PAID IN FULL'.

How many times do we miss the spirit's blessings in our own lives and answers to our prayers,  because they do not arrive exactly as we have expected them to do so?

TODAY'S's affirmation:  "Today I look beyond the obvious and allow miracles to be created in my life."

Have a wonderful Palm Sunday and thank you for begin my friends,

Megan