[Faith-talk] Fw: The power of Love.

Sat Dec 15 17:09:27 CST 2007

not a problem I don't forward much but it did seem worht sending to the 
list. it warmed my heart and made me think.

If God is for us who can be against us?
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Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fw: The power of Love.

Daniel,

That was beautiful!  I have never seen that story circulated before.  Thank 
you so much for sending it, as it touched my heart.

Warmly,
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bobmiller49 at sbcglobal.net> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:03:21 -0500> Subject: 
[Faith-talk] Fw: The power of Love.> > > If God is for us who can be against 
us? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Smiling? > To: 
Undisclosed-Recipient:; > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 9:41 PM> Subject: 
The power of Love.> > > The Power of Love > > It was a bitterly cold 
Christmas Eve in Korea in 1952. > > A pregnant young mother, > > Bak Yoon, 
hobbled through the snow toward the home> > of a missionary friend where she 
knew she could find help. Tears of sorrow froze on her face as she mourned 
her husband. He had recently been killed> in the Korean War, and she had no 
one else to turn to. > > A short way down the road from her missionary 
friend's house was a deep gully spanned by a bridge. > > As Bak Yoon 
stumbled forward, birth pains suddenly overcame her. She fell, realizing 
that she could go no further, and crawled under the end of the bridge. > > 
There, alone, under the bridge, her baby was born. Bak Yoon had nothing with 
her except her heavy, padded clothes. One by one she removed all pieces of> 
her clothing and wrapped them around her tiny son, still connected to her 
body by > > his umbilical cord. Then feeling exhausted she lay back in the 
snow beside her baby. > > The next morning Miss Watson, long-time 
missionary, drove across the bridge in her car to take a Christmas basket of 
food to a needy Korean family. > > On her way back, as she got near the 
bridge, the car sputtered and died - out of gasoline. > > She got out of the 
car and started across the bridge. > > Through crunching snow under her feet 
she heard another sound - a baby's faint cry. > > She stopped, unbelieving, 
and heard the cry again. > > "It's coming from beneath the bridge!" She 
crawled under the bridge to investigate and there she found a tiny, bundled 
baby, warm but hungry, and young> Bak Yoon frozen in death. > > With a knife 
from her toolbox she cut the cord and took the baby home with her. After 
caring first for the child, she, along with some helpers, brought> Bak 
Yoon's body back to near where > > she lived and buried her there. > > She 
named the baby Soo Park, and adopted him. > > He was strong and healthy and 
so grew up among many other orphan children that Miss Watson card for. > > 
But to her, Soo Park was special. She often told him, > > "Your mother had 
great love for you, Soo Park", and about how she had proven that love. > > 
He never tired of hearing of his beautiful mother. > > On Christmas day, his 
12th birthday, snow was falling. > > After the children had helped Soo Park 
celebrate his birthday, > > he came and sat beside Miss Watson. > > "Mother 
Watson, do you think God made your car run out of gasoline the day you found 
me?" he asked. > > "Perhaps He did", she answered. > > "If that car hadn't 
stopped, I would not have found you. But I am so glad it stopped. > > I love 
you and am very proud of you, Soo Park." > > She put her arms around him. He 
rested his head against her. > > "Mother Watson, will you please take me out 
to my mother's grave? I want to pray there. I want to thank her for my 
life." > > "Yes, but put on your heavy coat. It's very cold." > > Beside the 
grave, Soo Park asked Mother Watson to wait at a little distance. She walked 
aside and waited. > > As the astonished missionary watched, the boy began to 
take off his warm clothing, piece by piece. > > Surely he won't take off all 
his clothing! She thought. > > He'll freeze! > > But the boy stripped 
himself of everything, laid it all on his mother's grave, and knelt naked 
and shivering in the snow. > > She waited one minute, two minutes. Then she 
put her gloved hand on his snow-covered shoulder. > > "Come, Soo Park. Your 
mother in Heaven sees how much you love her. I will help you dress." > > 
Then in deep sorrow he cried out to the mother he never knew: "Were you 
colder than this for me, my mother?" > > And he wept bitterly because he 
knew of course, she was. > > Jesus stripped Himself of His royal garments > 
 > to come and live among us. > > "Was He that cold for us?" > > Surely we 
never have to wonder if He loves us, > > or even how much he loves us. > > 
He demonstrated that to us nearly 2000 years ago. > > Celebrate in His love. 
 > > Try and always remember to never forget, that The Heavenly Father Lord 
GOD, simply Loves you!
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