~God's Boxes~

I have in my hands two boxes which God gave me to hold 
He said,
"Put all your sorrows in the black,   And all your joys in the gold."
  I heeded His words, and in the two boxes
  Both my joys and sorrows I stored
  But though the gold became heavier each day
  The black was as light as before

  With curiosity, I opened the black I wanted to
  find out why
  And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole
  Which my sorrows had fallen out by
  I showed the hole to God, and mused aloud,
  I wonder where my sorrows could be."
  He smiled a gentle smile at me."
  My child, they're all here with me."

  I asked, "God, why give me the boxes,
  Why the gold, and the black with the hole?"
  My child, the gold is for you to count your   blessings,
  The black is for you to let go."

  We should consider all of our friends a blessing.
  Send this to a friend today just to let them know
  you are Thinking of them and that
they are a joy in your  life.

  A ball is a circle, No beginning, no end.
  It keeps us together Like our Circle of Friends
  But the treasure inside for you to see is
the treasure of friendship You've granted to  me.
  Today I pass the friendship ball to you.
  Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you.....

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