The Necklace

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  “SHE WAS one of those pretty, charming young ladies, born, as if through an error of destiny, into a family of clerks. She had no dowry, no hopes, no means of becoming known, appreciated, loved, and married by a man either rich or distinguished; and she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the office of the Board of Education. . . .  She had neither frocks nor jewels, nothing. And she loved only those things. She felt that she was made for them. She had such a desire to please, to be sought after, to be clever, and courted.” —THE NECKLACE Guy de Maupassant    France, 1884 (pic by Grok) Read this short story here:  https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-necklace

What the LORD makes good to me

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The LORD has promised good to me:
Forgiveness of my sin;
His rescue from the deepest pits,
and healing without, within. (Ps 103:1-4)

Understand and know the LORD
Who love and judgments make known;
Holds wisdom, might and wealth from me,
As all these are His own. (Jer 9:23-24)

We know God calls and works His plan
In those whom He did choose;
These show Him love and on their behalf
Works all things for their good. (Ro. 5:8)

The Word of God is a two-edged sword
That pierces in between;
Discerning gossamer threads of being,
that none have ever seen. (Heb 4:12)

copyright, James K. Wilson, Jr., 2006.