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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#CC9922" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="260d2962dakdei.gif"> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Happy Tidbits"><U>Happy Tidbits</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="enriching thoughts"><U>enriching thoughts</U></A></div> <div> <B>uplifting stories</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The power of 1"><U>The power of 1</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cans of success"><U>Cans of success</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ALphaBet"><U>ALphaBet</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Remember this..."><U>Remember this...</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gods Garden of Flowers"><U>God's Garden of Flowers</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jesus pictures"><U>Jesus pictures</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The tablecloth"><U>The tablecloth</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponge"><U>Sponge</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="This too shall pass"><U>This too shall pass</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="butt prints in the sand"><U>butt prints in the sand</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbows"><U>Rainbows</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Welcome to AVesselofhonor.com</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     |    </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to AVesselofhonor.com"><U> home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >back to</FONT>  <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Garden of stories"><U><B>A Garden of stories</B></U></A></div> <div> uplifting stories</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>£ove Is Never Silent </U></div> <div> A loving heart, a gentle smile, </div> <div> a warm and tender touch, </div> <div> We give so many things in life </div> <div> but nothing means as much. </div> <div> A little inspiration </div> <div> when someone loses hope, </div> <div> A kind word of encouragement </div> <div> when they no longer seem to cope. </div> <div> A simple phrase, "I love you" </div> <div> when no one else is there, </div> <div> Taking hold onto a hand </div> <div> in a little heartfelt prayer. </div> <div> "£ove Is Never Silent," </div> <div> It has so much to say, </div> <div> And it is our greatest blessing</div> <div>  when we give it all away. </div> <bR> <div> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- </div> <div> My Hand in God's </div> <div> by: Florence Scripps Kellogg</div> <div> Each morning when I wake I say,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "I place my hand in God's today;"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> I know He'll walk close by my side<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> My every wandering step to guide.</div> <div> He leads me with the tenderest care<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> When paths are dark and I despair --<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> No need for me to understand<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> If I but hold fast to His hand.</div> <div> My hand in His! No surer way<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> to walk in safety through each day.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> By His great bounty I am fed;<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Warmed by His love, and comforted.</div> <div> When at day's end I seek my rest<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> And realize how much I'm blessed,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> My thanks pour out to Him; and then<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> I place my hand in God's again<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> *-*-*-*-*-*-*</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>