"Christmas Rose"

We always want to know always ask God - Why! In Years to come they may well be encouraging others but for the time being many will be thinking of them. Families are being bombed across there in Russia without getting into war and Politics, all I can do is ask God to lend an eye and ear, to my own Prayers for the People suffering like this, People who won′t even know its Christmas. Many will go un-noticed, and without a kind thought!

But then just four days before Christmas we join them, a super Flu bug hits us badly, it first sweeps our local city and brings with it, lasting effects and aching misery. It lasts only 48 hours they say, antibiotics are no use, as its immune to them

What′s happening what′s the world coming too! Well lets face it, that is wrong to start with, it is NOT - what is wrong with the World, but it is what is wrong with the People of today′s World!

While feeling so low yet another Christmas I turn on the computer to get the email. There′s no mood in me to spend time on here even. Hello there′s a nice URL greeting from Rose! She′s online too, so I say a quick Hello I ask her if she got all the presents she wanted!

Oh I got a special one indeed she replies I got word of a remission on my Cancer, my eyes are filling up with tears here. Why did I let a simple flu bug get me feeling so low! More so when there are People like this - full of courage and hope - despite all the Odds. Rose People like you are an Inspiration! The courage you show us all is a gift for every one, it′s an Inspiration to us all, if we would but see it so! People just like you unknowingly are a Gift from God, and He sure works in mighty mysterious ways! You made but one person here realise they were being selfish, even if you did not even know this! Rose You Are a Real Shining Star of Hope, and as encouragement - I know every one who reads this will now think deeply and say a special Prayer just for you

I knew I was meant to take this picture for a reason, its an Easter Cactus - flowers only at Easter time. Red symbolises the death of Christ? There is also a Pink one too, flowers only at Christmas - symbolises Christ′s Birth

If you know the story - then you also should know, both cactus - either way - symbolise Hope!

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