Minneapolis/Richfield
Post #435
Minnesota 5th District American Legion
Minneapolis/Richfield
Post #435
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You have heard about having a monkey on your back? Well, this is a story about an old man traveling with a child and a donkey. When they passed a certain village, the man was leading the donkey and the child following behind. The villagers called him a fool for not riding, so he climbed onto the donkey's back. In the next village the people said he was mean for making the child walk, so he got off and put the child on. In the next village they taunted the child for laziness because he was making the old man walk. So they both rode the donkey. In the next village they criticized the travelers for overworking the donkey. The man was last seen carrying the donkey down the road. Are you carrying any donkeys around? Old grudges? Ancient hurts? Unreasonable expectations you have of yourself? Or that you have allowed others to put on you? Doubts? Fears? Worries? Worry is interest paid in advance of something that probably won't even happen anyway. Today is a good day to dump the donkeys. Each morning you have a fresh sheet upon which you can write the rest of your life. If you need forgiveness, ask God for it. If your heart is broken, He is the mender of hearts. If you are fearful, remember that the Scriptures teach that God's love casts out fear. And God does love you. Dear Lord, I have enough on my back already, just living out my faith. Help me to dump the monkeys and the donkeys. Amen Rev. Don Swanson, Post C h a p l a i n |
3/31/10-4/27/10 Raymond Carlsten Edward J. DeMuse Kenneth E. Hjelmstad Russel D. Stauber Rolph D. Tobin Edward Peter "Eddie" Erickson M a y t h e i r s o u l s t h r o u g h
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